Dhakka Surname
Approximately 5,240 people bear this surname
Dhakka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 5,003 | 1:18,376 | 2,133 |
| India | 206 | 1:3,723,618 | 103,606 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
Dhakka (864) may also be a first name.
Dhakka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dhakka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dhakka (Hindi: धक्का, Marathi: ढाका) is found in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dhakka? popularity and diffusion
Dhakka is the 91,371st most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,390,753 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Dhakka are found; 95 percent are found in North Africa and 95 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Dhakka is also the 276,958th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 864 people.
The last name is most frequent in Egypt, where it is borne by 5,003 people, or 1 in 18,376. Without taking into account Egypt Dhakka is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 4 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dhakka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dhakka in the Marathi language | ||
| ढाका | dhaka | - |
| Dhakka in the Hindi language | ||
| धक्का | dhakka | 61.11 |
| ढक्का | dhakka | 38.89 |
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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 Dhakka
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