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 surname Dakyns is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dakyns? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,391,485th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Dakyns reside; 92 percent reside in Southern Africa and 92 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 4,514,809. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 83 percent are found and North West, where 17 percent are found. Outside of South Africa Dakyns exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 8 percent are found.

Dakyns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dakyns has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name declined 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
  • 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 Dakyns
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