Dan Arewa Surname
Approximately 121 people bear this surname
Dan Arewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 62 | 1:2,857,141 | 90,271 |
| Niger | 59 | 1:325,288 | 9,578 |
Dan Arewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dan Arewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dan Arewa is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dan Arewa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,649,806th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 60,227,652 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dan Arewa are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 51 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 2,857,141. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Jigawa, where 60 percent reside, Sokoto, where 26 percent reside and Zamfara, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Dan Arewa is found in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 49 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 Arewa
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