Dan Sani Surname
Approximately 2,725 people bear this surname
Dan Sani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,586 | 1:68,501 | 4,970 |
| Niger | 139 | 1:138,072 | 5,185 |
Dan Sani Demographics
Dan Sani Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Dan Sani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dan Sani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dan Sani is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Dan Sani click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dan Sani? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 160,082nd most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,674,329 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dan Sani are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Dan Sani is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,586 people, or 1 in 68,501. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Kano, where 71 percent are found, Sokoto, where 16 percent are found and Zamfara, where 11 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 5 percent are found.
Dan Sani Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Dan Sani last name is principally Muslim (100%) 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 Sani
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