Dk Surname

274,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,418 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Dk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,1071:119,46612,042
India2841:2,700,93483,994
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Dk (7,009) may also be a first name.

Dk Last Name Facts

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

Dk (Hindi: डीके, Russian: Дк) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dk? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dk is the 274,073rd most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 5,139,313 people. The last name Dk occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Dk live; 77 percent live in Southeast Asia and 77 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 77,477th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 7,009 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 1,107 people, or 1 in 119,466. In Indonesia Dk is most prevalent in: West Java, where 23 percent reside, East Java, where 17 percent reside and Banten, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia Dk exists in 14 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhk80736/
Dkh8049/
Ddk8034/
Dke8022/
Dkg8016/
Hdk8013/
Dtk8013/
Dkk8012/
Dck809/
Dkc807/
Dkq805/
Dqk804/
Dkx801/
Dæk801/
Dÿk801/
Dhkh679/
Dÿck675/
Dhke674/
Tdkx674/
Dqkg674/
Dkgs674/
Hdkk672/
Dkcs672/
Dkkx672/
Ddkh672/
Dkqh672/
Dtkg672/
Dddk671/
Ddkc671/
Ddkt671/
Ddqk671/
Dckq671/
Dhkp671/
Gydk671/
Hdck671/
Hdkh671/
Hdks671/
Dkgt671/
Dtdk671/
Dkss671/
Tdke671/
Dkke671/
Ttdk671/
Tddk671/
Tdkc671/
Tdkk671/
Tdtk671/
Dqck671/
Dqgk671/
Dqks671/
Dqkx671/
Dckp671/
Dtkt671/
Dgyk671/
Dkcc671/
Dkch671/
Dkcq671/
Dkgc671/
Dkkh671/
Dkqk671/
Dkqz671/
Dcke671/
Dckg671/

Dk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dk in the Hindi language
डीकेdike-
Dk in the Russian language
Дкdk-

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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 Dk
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