Dan Ala Surname
Approximately 87 people bear this surname
Dan Ala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 51 | 1:3,473,387 | 102,969 |
| Niger | 36 | 1:533,112 | 13,750 |
Dan Ala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dan Ala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dan Ala is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dan Ala? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dan Ala is the 2,007,164th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dan Ala are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 59 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Dan Ala is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 3,473,387. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Sokoto, where 63 percent reside, Zamfara, where 35 percent reside and Borno, where 2 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 41 percent reside.
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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 Ala
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