Dan Fodio Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Dan Fodio Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 15 | 1:1,279,468 | 26,841 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
Dan Fodio Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dan Fodio Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dan Fodio occurs more in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dan Fodio? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,798,600th most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Dan Fodio live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Chadic Africa.
The last name Dan Fodio is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 1,279,468. In Niger Dan Fodio is primarily concentrated in: Zinder Region, where 67 percent are found and Tillabéri Region, where 33 percent are found. Not including Niger Dan Fodio occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 41 percent are found and Trinidad and Tobago, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Fodiyo | 95 | 1 | / |
| Danfodio | 94 | 38 | / |
| Dan Fodi | 94 | 1 | / |
| Danfodiyo | 89 | 5 | / |
| Dan Foudi | 89 | 1 | / |
| Danfodi | 88 | 7 | / |
| Dan Foudou | 84 | 1 | / |
| Dan Fadi | 82 | 3 | / |
| Danfudio | 82 | 1 | / |
| Danfoudi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Danifodi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Danfadi | 75 | 8 | / |
| Tanfodo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Danfudi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dan Fati | 71 | 29 | / |
| Dan Fada | 71 | 8 | / |
| Danvoedo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tenfodio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Danifode | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dhanfode | 71 | 1 | / |
| Danfoudouwa | 70 | 1 | / |
| Dan Fatou | 67 | 12 | / |
| Tanfoudie | 67 | 10 | / |
| Dhanafode | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tanfoudia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Toyanfodo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Fodio
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