Dhakshina Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Dhakshina Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Dhakshina (621) may also be a first name.
Dhakshina Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dhakshina Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dhakshina (Bengali: ধক্ষিনা) has its highest incidence in India. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dhakshina? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dhakshina is the 3,485,539th most widely held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Dhakshina live; 75 percent live in South Asia and 72 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Dhakshina is also the 334,590th most frequent given name internationally, held by 621 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 33,350,669. In India it is mostly found in: Tamil Nadu, where 61 percent reside, Karnataka, where 22 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 4 percent reside. Excluding India it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 13 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dakshina | 94 | 443 | / |
| Dhakshin | 94 | 18 | / |
| Dakshin | 88 | 55 | / |
| Daksina | 88 | 47 | / |
| Dokshina | 82 | 780 | / |
| Dakshine | 82 | 2 | / |
| Daukshin | 82 | 2 | / |
| Dekshina | 82 | 1 | / |
| Dakshino | 82 | 1 | / |
| Daksin | 80 | 78 | / |
| Dokschina | 78 | 1 | / |
| Dokshin | 75 | 1,079 | / |
| Dakshen | 75 | 2 | / |
| Doksina | 75 | 1 | / |
| Daukschien | 74 | 1 | / |
| Dokshyna | 71 | 44 | / |
| Dakshene | 71 | 18 | / |
| Dokschin | 71 | 3 | / |
| Dekshyna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dogshina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dauksiene | 67 | 11 | / |
| Doksin | 67 | 6 | / |
| Daukshene | 67 | 5 | / |
| Doksinova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dacsin | 67 | 1 | / |
Dhakshina Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dhakshina in the Bengali language | ||
| ধক্ষিনা | dhaksina | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Dhakshina
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis