Dhakan Surname
Approximately 3,927 people bear this surname
Dhakan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2,933 | 1:261,529 | 15,047 |
| United Arab Emirates | 595 | 1:15,399 | 1,869 |
| Pakistan | 246 | 1:726,195 | 10,760 |
| Bahrain | 88 | 1:15,325 | 3,085 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Dhakan (3,041) may also be a first name.
Dhakan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dhakan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dhakan (Hindi: ढाकन, Marathi: धकान, Oriya: ଧକନ) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dhakan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 117,279th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,855,754 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Dhakan reside; 81 percent reside in South Asia and 75 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Dhakan is also the 130,989th most widespread given name internationally, held by 3,041 people.
This surname is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 2,933 people, or 1 in 261,529. In India Dhakan is primarily concentrated in: Gujarat, where 60 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 37 percent reside and Karnataka, where 0 percent reside. Other than India it exists in 18 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 15 percent reside and Pakistan, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dhakan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dhakan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଧକନ | dhakana | - |
| Dhakan in the Hindi language | ||
| ढाकन | dhakana | 98.26 |
| ढ़ाकन | rhakana | 0.7 |
| ढकन | dhakana | 0.41 |
| धाकण | dhakana | 0.29 |
| ढकान | dhakana | 0.12 |
| ऴकन | lakana | 0.06 |
| ढाकण | dhakana | 0.06 |
| ढा़कन | dhakana | 0.06 |
| ढाकां | dhakam | 0.06 |
| Dhakan in the Marathi language | ||
| धकान | dhakana | 45.21 |
| धकाण | dhakana | 19.14 |
| धाकन | dhakana | 5.73 |
| धकन | dhakana | 5.2 |
| ढकाण | dhakana | 3.92 |
| ढकान | dhakana | 2.86 |
| ढाकण | dhakana | 2.26 |
| धाकान | dhakana | 2.26 |
| ढकण | dhakana | 2.11 |
| ढाकन | dhakana | 1.96 |
| धकण | dhakana | 1.36 |
| धकाणी | dhakani | 1.21 |
| धाकण | dhakana | 0.98 |
| धाकाण | dhakana | 0.75 |
| डंकन | dankana | 0.45 |
| धमश | dhamasa | 0.45 |
| डखान | dakhana | 0.45 |
| भावना | bhavana | 0.45 |
| दाकंन | dakanna | 0.3 |
| धकाड | dhakada | 0.3 |
| दकान | dakana | 0.3 |
| डंकान | dankana | 0.3 |
| ढकन | dhakana | 0.15 |
| धांकन | dhankana | 0.15 |
| धंकान | dhankana | 0.15 |
| हाकाम | hakama | 0.15 |
| झखाना | jhakhana | 0.15 |
| धकाल | dhakala | 0.15 |
| साधना | sadhana | 0.15 |
| घकान | ghakana | 0.15 |
| डकान | dakana | 0.15 |
| धकाना | dhakana | 0.15 |
| घकाण | ghakana | 0.15 |
| धाकल | dhakala | 0.08 |
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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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- 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 Dhakan
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