Dakwa Surname
Approximately 2,728 people bear this surname
Dakwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 1,178 | 1:22,938 | 2,795 |
| Zimbabwe | 794 | 1:19,444 | 2,887 |
| DR Congo | 410 | 1:180,194 | 18,301 |
| Nigeria | 126 | 1:1,405,895 | 54,600 |
| Indonesia | 54 | 1:2,449,059 | 145,688 |
| South Africa | 52 | 1:1,041,879 | 63,251 |
| United States | 48 | 1:7,551,228 | 341,161 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
Dakwa (174) may also be a first name.
Dakwa Demographics
Average Dakwa Salary in
United States
$38,440 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dakwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dakwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dakwa (Marathi: डाकवा, Oriya: ଡାା) occurs in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dakwa? popularity and diffusion
Dakwa is the 159,909th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,671,388 people. The last name Dakwa is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Dakwa live; 48 percent live in West Africa and 48 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 692,220th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 174 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Ghana, where it is carried by 1,178 people, or 1 in 22,938. Other than Ghana Dakwa exists in 23 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 29 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 15 percent reside.
Dakwa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Dakwa last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the party.
The amount Dakwa earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 33.44% less than the national average, earning R 158,172 per year; in United States they earn 10.91% less than the national average, earning $38,440 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.18% less than the national average, earning $43,135 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dakwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dakwa in the Oriya language | ||
| ଡାା | daa | - |
| Dakwa in the Marathi language | ||
| डाकवा | dakava | 50 |
| डकवा | dakava | 50 |
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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 Dakwa
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