Dakuna Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Dakuna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 33 | 1:5,367,962 | 136,856 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Dakuna (39) may also be a first name.
Dakuna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dakuna Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dakuna (Marathi: डाकुना, Oriya: ଡାକୁନା, Russian: Дакуна) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dakuna? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dakuna is the 2,635,433rd most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 61 percent of Dakuna reside; 61 percent reside in West Africa and 61 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most numerous given name globally, held by 39 people.
The surname Dakuna is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 5,367,962. In Nigeria Dakuna is mostly found in: Bauchi, where 94 percent live, Bayelsa, where 3 percent live and Kaduna, where 3 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent live and India, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dakuna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dakuna in the Oriya language | ||
| ଡାକୁନା | dakuna | - |
| Dakuna in the Marathi language | ||
| डाकुना | dakuna | 50 |
| डिकुना | dikuna | 50 |
| Dakuna in the Russian language | ||
| Дакуна | dakuna | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dakuna
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