Dakwe Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
South Africa

Dakwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dakwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria721:2,460,31681,464
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
India181:42,614,743461,117
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590

Dakwe (27) may also be a first name.

Dakwe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dakwe (Marathi: डाकवे) occurs most in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dakwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dakwe is the 1,403,590th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 47,016,425 people. The surname Dakwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Dakwe reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 46 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dakwe is also the 2,036,353rd most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 27 people.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 2,460,316. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Plateau, where 76 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 7 percent live and Nasarawa, where 7 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 23 percent live and The DR Congo, where 14 percent live.

Dakwe Last Name Statistics demography

Dakwe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 89.66% less than the national average, earning R 24,564 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dakhwe9139/
Dakwet9135/
Tdakwe911/
Dakwue911/
Daakwe911/
Dakwei911/
Dakwea911/
Dakw892/
Daikwet831/
Dakwa802,728/
Dekwe80193/
Dakue8023/
Dokwe8010/
Dagwe807/
Daikw804/
Dakwi801/
Dhakhw73574/
Dhakwa73289/
Dagwer7396/
Dakwai7350/
Dakwoi7333/
Dagwei7315/
Deukwe7312/
Daakue7310/
Dacwed735/
Daugwe732/
Dokhwe732/
Dakway732/
Daikwa732/
Dakwyi732/
Dakwaa731/
Dahkwa731/
Dackwa731/
Dagkwa731/
Dankue731/
Dakwoy731/
Dakues731/
Dakuie731/
Dhagwe731/
Tdokwe731/
Donkwe731/
Daggwe731/
Tdakwa731/
Dakwis731/
Dakhway6738/
Dhangwe6721/
Daakoue671/
Dakouhe671/
Dakouet671/
Dakwaya671/
Daitcwe671/
Daukwai671/
Daygwea671/

Dakwe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dakwe in the Marathi language
डाकवेdakave90.91
दाकावेdakave9.09

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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 Dakwe
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