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

The last name Dk (Hindi: डीके, Russian: Дк) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dk? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 274,073rd most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 5,139,313 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Dk are found; 77 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 77 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Dk is also the 77,477th most common forename at a global level, held by 7,009 people.

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

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
  • 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 Dk
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