Dakus Surname

568,231st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 556 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Dakus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dakus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2011:881,30738,450
Ukraine1241:367,11945,186
Canada761:484,81041,569
Russia671:2,151,090130,958
Poland371:1,027,26372,414
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
England31:18,572,686338,250
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934

Dakus (68) may also be a first name.

Dakus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dakus (Hindi: डाकूस, Oriya: ଡାକୁସା, Russian: Дакус) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Dakus.

How Common Is The Last Name Dakus? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dakus is the 568,231st most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 13,107,097 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 42 percent of Dakus are found; 39 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 36 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,181,159th most prevalent forename internationally, held by 68 people.

Dakus is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 201 people, or 1 in 881,307. In Nigeria Dakus is most frequent in: Plateau, where 93 percent reside, Kaduna, where 4 percent reside and Rivers, where 1 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 22 percent reside and Canada, where 14 percent reside.

Dakus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Dakus surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.

The amount Dakus earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.17% more than the national average, earning $43,656 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.47% more than the national average, earning $52,899 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dakuse91952/
Dackus91200/
Daukus9155/
Dakkus9146/
Dakous919/
Daškus917/
Dakaus916/
Daikus916/
Dakush911/
Daukaus8338/
Dadkush8329/
Dautkus835/
Dachkus835/
Dashkus835/
Dakouss831/
Daszkus831/
Deatkus831/
Dakouse831/
Dhakush831/
Dackeus830/
Dacus803,110/
Dakos80825/
Dokus80172/
Dókus8044/
Dekus8021/
Dadkoush772/
Daukoush771/
Dakhoush771/
Dackhaus771/
Daceus73381/
Dockus73201/
Dağkuş73185/
Dagkos73143/
Daikos73125/
Dekush7399/
Deakos7352/
Daccus7347/
Dakoos7328/
Deikus7327/
Deykus7316/
Doskus7314/
Dokush739/
Dacuis736/
Dekous733/
Dakosh733/
Dacust732/
Deckus732/
Dotkus732/
Doškus732/
Daucus732/
Dadcus732/
Dacuse731/
Dadkuz731/
Dakuch731/
Doukus731/
Dokuse731/
Dokaus731/
Dakouz731/
Daicus730/
Decaus730/
Dakkousse711/
Dackhause711/
Dackhouse711/
Deckous67123/
Daqoush6781/
Dekheus678/
Dakhosh676/
Dayscus674/
Dochkus672/
Dekkous671/
Dhokaus671/
Dahkhos671/
Dothkus671/
Daqoust671/
Dakouch671/
Dockhus671/
Dockeus670/

Dakus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dakus in the Hindi language
डाकूसdakusa-
Dakus in the Oriya language
ଡାକୁସାdakusa-
Dakus in the Russian language
Дакусdakus-

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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
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  • 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 Dakus
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