Dan Aya Surname
Approximately 487 people bear this surname
Dan Aya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 382 | 1:50,241 | 2,518 |
| Nigeria | 105 | 1:1,687,074 | 62,154 |
Dan Aya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dan Aya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dan Aya occurs more in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dan Aya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 628,294th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 14,964,160 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dan Aya live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Chadic Africa.
This surname is most commonly used in Niger, where it is held by 382 people, or 1 in 50,241. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Maradi Region, where 65 percent reside, Dosso Region, where 12 percent reside and Tahoua Region, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Niger Dan Aya occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 22 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 Aya
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