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Around the world, Daks (Das
, Dako
, Daks
) is a common largely masculine, but seldom feminine forename. The forename Daks is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Oman, where it is quite a common mostly boy's, but uncommonly girly name, Qatar, where it is quite a common predominantly male, but very seldom girly name, and Bahrain, where it is quite a rare male name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in India, Bangladesh, and Nigeria. Much more frequently, Daks is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Das | Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, United Arab Emirates |
| Dako | Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, India, Indonesia, United States |
| Daks | India, France, Nigeria, United States, Algeria |
| Dacks | Canada, Nigeria, United States, United Kingdom, South Africa |
Daks is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Das Mädchen , character in Herzfaden (novel); Das alte Weib , the operatic character in the opera Das Höllisch Gold; Das Orakel , the operatic character in the opera Alceste (Gluck); Das Mädchen , the operatic character in the opera Die Flut, Die Flut (Oper) and das Orakel , the operatic character in the opera Oberon, König der Elfen, and in many other works.