Dan-Iya Surname
Approximately 246 people bear this surname
Dan-Iya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 244 | 1:725,995 | 33,220 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
Dan-Iya (52) may also be a first name.
Dan-Iya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dan-Iya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dan-Iya has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Dan-Iya.
How Common Is The Last Name Dan-Iya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,025,894th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 29,624,170 people. Dan-Iya is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dan-Iya are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dan-Iya is also the 1,381,723rd most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 52 people.
This last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 244 people, or 1 in 725,995. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Bauchi, where 21 percent live, Taraba, where 20 percent live and Jigawa, where 15 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Dan-Iya occurs in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 1 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Dan-Iya
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