Dan Malam Surname

90,378th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Dan Malam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dan Malam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger3,4531:5,558493
Nigeria1,8511:95,7016,566

Dan Malam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dan Malam is carried by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

This last name is the 90,378th most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,373,972 people. The surname Dan Malam occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dan Malam live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 65 percent live in Chadic Africa.

The last name Dan Malam is most commonly used in Niger, where it is held by 3,453 people, or 1 in 5,558. In Niger Dan Malam is mostly concentrated in: Maradi Region, where 64 percent live, Zinder Region, where 24 percent live and Tahoua Region, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Niger this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 35 percent live.

Dan Malam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Dan Malam surname is primarily Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.

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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 Malam
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