Dahaina Surname
Approximately 922 people bear this surname
Dahaina Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 481 | 1:28,258 | 3,335 |
| Cameroon | 439 | 1:47,310 | 6,203 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
The alternate forms: Dahaïna (674) are calculated separately.
Dahaina (733) may also be a first name.
Dahaina Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dahaina Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dahaina (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﺣﻴﻦ) is carried by more people in Chad than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Dahaïna. Click here to see other potential spellings of Dahaina.
How Common Is The Last Name Dahaina? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dahaina is the 385,337th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 7,904,063 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dahaina reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 304,274th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 733 people.
Dahaina is most common in Chad, where it is carried by 481 people, or 1 in 28,258. Aside from Chad Dahaina is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 48 percent reside and Mauritania, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dahaina Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dahaina in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺪﺣﻴﻦ | aldhyn | - |
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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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- 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 Dahaina
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