Dhakur Surname

605,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 512 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Dhakur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dhakur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3651:2,101,54971,002
Lebanon1021:55,2664,383
Syria231:839,1756,287
Nepal141:2,034,3548,267
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Dhakur (118) may also be a first name.

Dhakur Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dhakur (Hindi: ढाकुर, Marathi: ढाकुर) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhakur? popularity and diffusion

Dhakur is the 605,571st most common family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 14,233,488 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Dhakur live; 74 percent live in South Asia and 74 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 859,937th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 118 people.

Dhakur is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 365 people, or 1 in 2,101,549. In India Dhakur is mostly found in: Bihar, where 58 percent live, Gujarat, where 13 percent live and Maharashtra, where 13 percent live. Barring India this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 20 percent live and Syria, where 4 percent live.

Dhakur Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Maronite (64%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhakure927/
Dhakaur926/
Dahakur921/
Dhakkur921/
Dakur91779/
Dhakhure861/
Dakour831,513/
Dakure83171/
Dhakor8336/
Datkur8329/
Dakaur8318/
Daikur8315/
Dakkur838/
Dakuur837/
Dakhur834/
Dahkur833/
Tdakur831/
Dakuir831/
Dhokur831/
Daykur831/
Dakoure772,844/
Dakhure77809/
Dakkour7742/
Daakour7734/
Dagkurt775/
Dakaure775/
Datkaur774/
Dackour773/
Dakhour772/
Dochkur772/
Dakhaur772/
Dokur732,203/
Dakor731,316/
Dekur737/
Dakhaure7111/
Daukoure711/
Dahkoure711/
Dashkour711/
Daqour67279/
Dakhor6745/
Deacur6722/
Dakoor6717/
Daakor6716/
Dackor6714/
Dookur6711/
Dacour679/
Dakkor677/
Dekhur675/
Dokkur674/
Deakor674/
Dodkur673/
Dokure672/
Dakkurova672/
Dacurz671/
Dekeur671/
Dékour671/
Daykor671/
Deckur671/
Daikor671/
Deekur671/

Dhakur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dhakur in the Hindi language
ढाकुरdhakura81.4
ठाकुरthakura6.98
ढाकूरdhakura6.98
ढकुरdhakura2.33
धाकुरdhakura2.33
Dhakur in the Marathi language
ढाकुरdhakura51.43
ठाकुरthakura20
ढाकूरdhakura14.29
ठाकूरthakura8.57
िभकुibhaku2.86
धाकुdhaku1.43
धाकुरdhakura1.43

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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
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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 Dhakur
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