Dan Ai Surname
Approximately 851 people bear this surname
Dan Ai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 625 | 1:30,707 | 1,736 |
| Nigeria | 226 | 1:783,818 | 35,180 |
The alternate forms: Dan Aï (13) are calculated separately.
Dan Ai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dan Ai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dan Ai is held by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Dan Aï. Click here for other possible spellings of Dan Ai.
How Common Is The Last Name Dan Ai? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 410,325th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,563,509 people. Dan Ai is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dan Ai are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 73 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
It is most frequent in Niger, where it is carried by 625 people, or 1 in 30,707. In Niger Dan Ai is mostly concentrated in: Maradi Region, where 98 percent are found, Tahoua Region, where 1 percent are found and Zinder Region, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Niger this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 27 percent are found.
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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 Ai
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