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

Danakas (Hindi: दनकस) is borne by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Danakas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,860,621st most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 73,611,575 people. The last name Danakas occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Danakas are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Danakas is most numerous in Canada, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 518,952. In Canada it is most frequent in: Quebec, where 41 percent are found, Manitoba, where 28 percent are found and Ontario, where 28 percent are found. Aside from Canada Danakas is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Greece, where 6 percent are found.

Danakas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Danakas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Danakas surname expanded 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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