Dakur Surname

439,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 779 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dakur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dakur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4091:433,11222,320
India3251:2,360,20176,760
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
Nepal91:3,164,55110,069
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Dakur (245) may also be a first name.

Dakur Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dakur Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Dakur (Hindi: डाकुर, Marathi: डाकुर, Oriya: ଡାକୁର, Russian: Дакур) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dakur? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dakur is the 439,664th most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,355,001 people. Dakur is primarily found in Africa, where 53 percent of Dakur are found; 53 percent are found in West Africa and 53 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 570,604th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 245 people.

It is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 409 people, or 1 in 433,112. In Nigeria it is most common in: Plateau, where 85 percent live, Benue, where 11 percent live and Kaduna, where 2 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 42 percent live and Indonesia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dakour911,513/
Dhakur91512/
Dakure91171/
Datkur9129/
Dakaur9118/
Daikur9115/
Dakkur918/
Dakuur917/
Dakhur914/
Dahkur913/
Dakuir911/
Tdakur911/
Daykur911/
Dakoure832,844/
Dakhure83809/
Dakkour8342/
Daakour8334/
Dhakure837/
Dhakaur836/
Dakaure835/
Dagkurt835/
Datkaur834/
Dackour833/
Dakhour832/
Dakhaur832/
Dahakur831/
Dhakkur831/
Dokur802,203/
Dakor801,316/
Dekur807/
Dakhaure7711/
Daukoure771/
Dhakhure771/
Dashkour771/
Dahkoure771/
Daqour73279/
Dakhor7345/
Dhakor7336/
Deacur7322/
Dakoor7317/
Daakor7316/
Dackor7314/
Dookur7311/
Dacour739/
Dakkor737/
Dekhur735/
Deakor734/
Dokkur734/
Dodkur733/
Dokure732/
Dekeur731/
Deekur731/
Daikor731/
Deckur731/
Daykor731/
Dacurz731/
Dhokur731/
Dékour731/
Dakkurova712/
Dakhoor67866/
Dacourt67368/
Dacoure6729/
Deckeur6720/
Daucour6713/
Dookure676/
Doukour675/
Dakkoor673/
Dochkur672/
Dokoure672/
Deikour671/
Dakoorr671/
Daakoor671/
Dekkour671/

Dakur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dakur in the Hindi language
डाकुरdakura87.5
डाकूरdakura12.5
Dakur in the Marathi language
डाकुरdakura72.34
डाकूरdakura14.89
ठाकूरthakura6.38
डकुरdakura2.13
दाकुरdakura2.13
ठाकुरthakura2.13
Dakur in the Oriya language
ଡାକୁରdakura66.67
ଡକୁରdakura33.33
Dakur in the Russian language
Дакурdakur-

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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
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  • 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 Dakur
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