Dakyns Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Dakyns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dakyns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Dakyns Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dakyns is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dakyns? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dakyns is the 5,391,485th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Dakyns occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Dakyns live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Dakyns is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 4,514,809. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 83 percent are found and North West, where 17 percent are found. Not including South Africa Dakyns exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 8 percent are found.

Dakyns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dakyns has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Dakyns last name fell 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dakyns Last Name Statistics demography

Dakyns earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 81.24% more than the national average, earning R 430,704 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dakns911/
Dakins83472/
Dakens8338/
Deakns831/
Deakins772,352/
Dackins7743/
Daukins7719/
Daikens7710/
Deakens773/
Daykins771/
Daikins770/
Dackens770/
Daukens770/
Daskens770/
Deadkins714/
Dauckins710/
Daickins710/
Dokens6719/
Doknæs6719/
Dokins6719/
Dockins622,591/
Dockens62450/
Dodkins62434/
Dookens6252/
Doskins6218/
Doykins626/
Daquins624/
Doškins621/
Dookins621/
Deykens620/
Dokkens620/
Deikens620/
Doukins620/
Doykens620/
Dasquens5728/
Dockkins570/
Docens502/

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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 Dakyns
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