Dan Garba Surname

528,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 612 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Dan Garba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dan Garba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger3421:56,1172,739
Nigeria2701:656,08430,692

Dan Garba Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dan Garba Come From? nationality or country of origin

Dan Garba is held by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dan Garba? popularity and diffusion

Dan Garba is the 528,890th most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 11,907,755 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dan Garba live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Chadic Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is carried by 342 people, or 1 in 56,117. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Maradi Region, where 48 percent reside, Zinder Region, where 37 percent reside and Dosso Region, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Niger this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 44 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 Garba
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