Dan Ali Surname
Approximately 1,931 people bear this surname
Dan Ali Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,633 | 1:108,477 | 7,253 |
| Niger | 298 | 1:64,403 | 2,976 |
Dan Ali Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dan Ali Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dan Ali has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dan Ali? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 213,274th most prevalent surname globally, held by around 1 in 3,773,975 people. Dan Ali is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dan Ali live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,633 people, or 1 in 108,477. In Nigeria Dan Ali is primarily concentrated in: Sokoto, where 57 percent are found, Zamfara, where 30 percent are found and Jigawa, where 5 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 15 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 Ali
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