Dan Kane Surname
Approximately 1,649 people bear this surname
Dan Kane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 1,368 | 1:14,029 | 967 |
| Nigeria | 281 | 1:630,401 | 29,827 |
The alternate forms: Dan Kané (1) are calculated separately.
Dan Kane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dan Kane Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dan Kane occurs most in Niger. It can also appear in the variant forms: Dan Kané. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dan Kane? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 242,121st most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,419,373 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dan Kane live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Chadic Africa.
The last name Dan Kane is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is held by 1,368 people, or 1 in 14,029. In Niger Dan Kane is most prevalent in: Maradi Region, where 60 percent are found, Tahoua Region, where 17 percent are found and Dosso Region, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Niger Dan Kane occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 17 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
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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 Kane
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