Dana Surname
Approximately 82,382 people bear this surname
Dana Surname Definition:
(Celtic.) From Dana, bold, daring. The chosen successor of a king, among the Celts, was so called; a poet.
Dana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 14,564 | 1:9,081 | 1,163 |
| Pakistan | 8,022 | 1:22,269 | 1,224 |
| United States | 7,873 | 1:46,038 | 5,610 |
| Iran | 6,272 | 1:12,242 | 1,644 |
| India | 5,887 | 1:130,298 | 8,363 |
| Ethiopia | 4,507 | 1:21,643 | 2,769 |
| Egypt | 4,302 | 1:21,370 | 2,472 |
| Turkey | 3,589 | 1:21,683 | 2,541 |
| Chad | 3,081 | 1:4,412 | 701 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2,624 | 1:11,759 | 1,629 |
| Bangladesh | 2,253 | 1:70,731 | 3,437 |
| Malaysia | 1,475 | 1:19,996 | 1,884 |
| Romania | 1,292 | 1:15,540 | 1,987 |
| South Africa | 1,103 | 1:49,118 | 6,243 |
| Philippines | 1,084 | 1:93,393 | 16,232 |
| DR Congo | 1,026 | 1:72,007 | 8,423 |
| Iraq | 870 | 1:40,255 | 1,733 |
| France | 859 | 1:77,326 | 10,873 |
| Thailand | 835 | 1:84,597 | 11,575 |
| Cameroon | 808 | 1:25,704 | 3,502 |
| Argentina | 763 | 1:56,020 | 4,739 |
| Israel | 756 | 1:11,320 | 1,735 |
| United Arab Emirates | 752 | 1:12,184 | 1,515 |
| Morocco | 613 | 1:56,242 | 9,319 |
| Yemen | 552 | 1:47,872 | 3,879 |
| Brazil | 473 | 1:452,588 | 17,162 |
| Poland | 473 | 1:80,357 | 12,480 |
| Togo | 420 | 1:17,257 | 5,159 |
| Nigeria | 384 | 1:461,309 | 23,423 |
| Algeria | 344 | 1:112,301 | 16,165 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Papua New Guinea | 270 | 1:30,199 | 3,454 |
| Spain | 240 | 1:194,800 | 13,450 |
| Malawi | 235 | 1:72,847 | 9,384 |
| Kuwait | 202 | 1:18,815 | 2,493 |
| Albania | 199 | 1:14,643 | 2,629 |
| Kosovo | 199 | 1:9,356 | 1,438 |
| England | 195 | 1:285,734 | 22,108 |
| Niger | 177 | 1:108,429 | 4,354 |
| Afghanistan | 168 | 1:191,388 | 3,677 |
| Italy | 163 | 1:375,194 | 43,278 |
| Canada | 160 | 1:230,285 | 22,082 |
| Qatar | 140 | 1:16,843 | 1,831 |
| Zimbabwe | 138 | 1:111,871 | 15,325 |
| Taiwan | 133 | 1:176,276 | 1,547 |
| Mexico | 132 | 1:940,350 | 12,696 |
| Northern Cyprus | 127 | 1:2,512 | 334 |
| Nepal | 123 | 1:231,552 | 3,139 |
| Greece | 110 | 1:100,725 | 16,923 |
| Lebanon | 108 | 1:52,195 | 4,258 |
| Germany | 106 | 1:759,485 | 56,711 |
| Bahrain | 103 | 1:13,093 | 2,472 |
| Australia | 81 | 1:333,280 | 28,364 |
| Bahamas | 48 | 1:8,161 | 696 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Switzerland | 43 | 1:190,998 | 16,977 |
| Palestine | 40 | 1:113,721 | 7,356 |
| Slovakia | 39 | 1:136,832 | 24,940 |
| Sweden | 38 | 1:259,125 | 17,909 |
| Hungary | 37 | 1:265,305 | 20,779 |
| French Polynesia | 31 | 1:9,058 | 1,949 |
| Kenya | 26 | 1:1,776,150 | 35,982 |
| China | 23 | 1:59,448,764 | 3,236 |
| Uzbekistan | 22 | 1:1,405,870 | 25,726 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Czechia | 19 | 1:559,656 | 56,138 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Uganda | 19 | 1:2,054,699 | 65,771 |
| Austria | 13 | 1:655,033 | 58,041 |
| Liberia | 12 | 1:367,378 | 19,503 |
| Peru | 12 | 1:2,648,677 | 28,015 |
| Solomon Islands | 11 | 1:52,730 | 10,588 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| Syria | 10 | 1:1,930,102 | 9,170 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Uruguay | 9 | 1:381,306 | 22,825 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Jordan | 8 | 1:1,105,305 | 16,405 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Mauritania | 6 | 1:682,477 | 21,744 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| Burkina Faso | 4 | 1:4,588,025 | 21,573 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Tonga | 4 | 1:26,828 | 461 |
| Barbados | 3 | 1:95,816 | 1,797 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Lithuania | 3 | 1:1,011,529 | 32,308 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Montenegro | 3 | 1:213,188 | 6,121 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 46 | 1:529,899 | 28,330 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,822 | 1:27,562 | 3,388 |
The alternate forms: Daña (230), Dană (160) & Dána (9) are calculated separately.
Dana (796,075) may also be a first name.
Dana Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic.) From Dana, bold, daring. The chosen successor of a king, among the Celts, was so called; a poet.
Dana Demographics
Dana Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Dana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dana (Arabic: دنّا, Bengali: দানা, Georgian: დანა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺍﻧﺎ, Hindi: दाना, Marathi: दाना, Oriya: ଦାନା, Tibetan: ད་ན་) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Daña, Dană or Dána. For other possible spellings of Dana click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dana? popularity and diffusion
Dana is the 6,861st most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 88,460 people. The last name Dana occurs predominantly in Asia, where 61 percent of Dana reside; 28 percent reside in South Asia and 20 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Dana is also the 1,187th most frequently used given name globally, held by 796,075 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is held by 14,564 people, or 1 in 9,081. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: Bali, where 53 percent live, West Java, where 13 percent live and East Java, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Indonesia it exists in 141 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.
Dana Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Dana has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dana last name rose 432 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 424 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dana Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Jewish (75%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Dana last name are 9.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.1% registered with the political party.
The amount Dana earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 24.44% less than the national average, earning R 179,556 per year; in Colombia they earn 110.48% more than the national average, earning $47,784,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.45% more than the national average, earning $47,659 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.26% more than the national average, earning $50,808 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dana in the Georgian language | ||
| დანა | dana | - |
| Dana in the Tibetan language | ||
| ད་ན་ | dana | - |
| Dana in the Hindi language | ||
| दाना | dana | 98.74 |
| दना | dana | 0.64 |
| दाणा | dana | 0.19 |
| धना | dhana | 0.08 |
| डाना | dana | 0.05 |
| धाना | dhana | 0.05 |
| दान | dana | 0.05 |
| दानेा | danea | 0.05 |
| डँा | dama | 0.03 |
| दणा | dana | 0.03 |
| डाणा | dana | 0.03 |
| डंा | dama | 0.03 |
| Dana in the Marathi language | ||
| दाना | dana | 75.99 |
| दाणा | dana | 13.72 |
| दना | dana | 6.33 |
| डाना | dana | 1.85 |
| दान | dana | 0.79 |
| दणा | dana | 0.53 |
| डना | dana | 0.26 |
| डाञा | dana | 0.26 |
| दनाा | danaa | 0.26 |
| Dana in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﺍﻧﺎ | dana | 65.22 |
| ﺩﺍﻥ | dan | 13.04 |
| ﺩﺍﻧﻪ | danh | 6.52 |
| ﺩﺍﻧﻰ | dany | 4.35 |
| ﺩﺍﻧﺔ | dant | 4.35 |
| ﺩﻧﺎ | dna | 2.17 |
| ﺍﻟﺪﺍﻧﻪ | aldanh | 2.17 |
| ﺩﻧﻪ | dnh | 2.17 |
| Dana in the Oriya language | ||
| ଦାନା | dana | 59.24 |
| ଦନା | dana | 24.06 |
| ଦାନ | dana | 6.16 |
| ଦନ | dana | 3.38 |
| ଡାଣ | dana | 1.79 |
| ଡଣା | dana | 0.99 |
| ଡନା | dana | 0.99 |
| ଡଣ | dana | 0.4 |
| ଡନ | dana | 0.2 |
| ଦାେନ | daena | 0.2 |
| ଡ଼ଣା | rana | 0.2 |
| ଦାନୁ | danu | 0.2 |
| ଦାନି | dani | 0.2 |
| ଧାନ | dhana | 0.2 |
| ଦଣା | dana | 0.2 |
| ଦୀନ | dina | 0.2 |
| Dana in the Bengali language | ||
| দানা | dana | 30 |
| দনা | dana | 30 |
| ধন | dhana | 20 |
| দান | dana | 10 |
| ডনা | dana | 10 |
| Dana in the Arabic language | ||
| دنّا | dna | - |
| دآنا | dana | - |
| دانع | dan | - |
| ضعنا | dna | - |
| عدنا | dna | - |
| دعنا | dna | - |
| ضانا | dana | - |
| دنا | dna | - |
| دينا | dyna | - |
| دانا | dana | - |
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