Dan Ama Surname
Approximately 111 people bear this surname
Dan Ama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 91 | 1:210,901 | 7,017 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
Dan Ama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dan Ama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dan Ama occurs in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Dan Ama click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dan Ama? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,736,881st most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dan Ama reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Chadic Africa.
This last name is most frequently held in Niger, where it is borne by 91 people, or 1 in 210,901. In Niger it is most numerous in: Maradi Region, where 55 percent are found, Dosso Region, where 25 percent are found and Zinder Region, where 10 percent are found. Other than Niger this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 18 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 Ama
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