Danakas Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Danakas Surname User-submission:

The Danakas surname comes from the words dana, meaning 'wise' in Arabic.

Danakas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada711:518,95243,932
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Danakas Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Danakas surname comes from the words dana, meaning 'wise' in Arabic.

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Danakas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Danakas (Hindi: दनकस) is carried by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Danakas.

How Common Is The Last Name Danakas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Danakas is the 1,860,621st most widespread last name globally, borne by around 1 in 73,611,575 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Danakas reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Danakas is most commonly held in Canada, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 518,952. In Canada Danakas is most prevalent in: Quebec, where 41 percent reside, Manitoba, where 28 percent reside and Ontario, where 28 percent reside. Apart from Canada Danakas occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Greece, where 6 percent reside.

Danakas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Danakas has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Danakas Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Danakas earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 30.65% more than the national average, earning $56,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.25% less than the national average, earning $47,570 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhanakas9320/
Danauskas8888/
Danekas86295/
Danakos8618/
Dainauskas82129/
Daynauskas824/
Danaskos8078/
Daenekas8074/
Donauskas7544/
Dauneckas752/
Daeneckas751/
Dänekas71278/
Denekas71205/
Dhanekahas711/
Danecas711/
Donakos711/
Danoukos671/
Donaskos671/
Denekos576/
Donecas571/
Dounoukos5014/

Danakas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Danakas in the Hindi language
दनकसdanakasa-

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