Dana Surname

6,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82,382 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia14,5641:9,0811,163
Pakistan8,0221:22,2691,224
United States7,8731:46,0385,610
Iran6,2721:12,2421,644
India5,8871:130,2988,363
Ethiopia4,5071:21,6432,769
Egypt4,3021:21,3702,472
Turkey3,5891:21,6832,541
Chad3,0811:4,412701
Saudi Arabia2,6241:11,7591,629
Bangladesh2,2531:70,7313,437
Malaysia1,4751:19,9961,884
Romania1,2921:15,5401,987
South Africa1,1031:49,1186,243
Philippines1,0841:93,39316,232
DR Congo1,0261:72,0078,423
Iraq8701:40,2551,733
France8591:77,32610,873
Thailand8351:84,59711,575
Cameroon8081:25,7043,502
Argentina7631:56,0204,739
Israel7561:11,3201,735
United Arab Emirates7521:12,1841,515
Morocco6131:56,2429,319
Yemen5521:47,8723,879
Brazil4731:452,58817,162
Poland4731:80,35712,480
Togo4201:17,2575,159
Nigeria3841:461,30923,423
Algeria3441:112,30116,165
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Papua New Guinea2701:30,1993,454
Spain2401:194,80013,450
Malawi2351:72,8479,384
Kuwait2021:18,8152,493
Albania1991:14,6432,629
Kosovo1991:9,3561,438
England1951:285,73422,108
Niger1771:108,4294,354
Afghanistan1681:191,3883,677
Italy1631:375,19443,278
Canada1601:230,28522,082
Qatar1401:16,8431,831
Zimbabwe1381:111,87115,325
Taiwan1331:176,2761,547
Mexico1321:940,35012,696
Northern Cyprus1271:2,512334
Nepal1231:231,5523,139
Greece1101:100,72516,923
Lebanon1081:52,1954,258
Germany1061:759,48556,711
Bahrain1031:13,0932,472
Australia811:333,28028,364
Bahamas481:8,161696
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Switzerland431:190,99816,977
Palestine401:113,7217,356
Slovakia391:136,83224,940
Sweden381:259,12517,909
Hungary371:265,30520,779
French Polynesia311:9,0581,949
Kenya261:1,776,15035,982
China231:59,448,7643,236
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Czechia191:559,65656,138
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
Austria131:655,03358,041
Liberia121:367,37819,503
Peru121:2,648,67728,015
Solomon Islands111:52,73010,588
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Syria101:1,930,1029,170
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Uruguay91:381,30622,825
Guam81:20,0153,029
Jordan81:1,105,30516,405
Norway81:642,78647,258
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Mauritania61:682,47721,744
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Burkina Faso41:4,588,02521,573
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Tonga41:26,828461
Barbados31:95,8161,797
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Lithuania31:1,011,52932,308
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:529,89928,330
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8221:27,5623,388

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.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daña92230/
Dană92160/
Dána929/
Danga8927,771/
Danna8917,260/
Dhana897,571/
Deana894,433/
Daina893,495/
Danai893,307/
Danah893,116/
Danaj891,861/
Danay891,617/
Dagna891,532/
Damna891,431/
Danas891,421/
Danaa891,111/
Daana891,021/
Dauna89829/
Danau89805/
Danea89801/
Danat89704/
Dayna89506/
Danaï89485/
Daïna89485/
Tdana89445/
Dasna89275/
Daena89161/
Dahna89124/
Danad89109/
Danoa8991/
Današ8947/
Danaç8944/
Da'na8926/
Danap8926/
D'ana8922/
Dajna8921/
Ddana8910/
Danaz899/
Hdana894/
Dgana893/
Danač892/
Danaś892/
Danaş892/
Datna891/
Danña891/
D'anna8011,641/
Dhanna804,067/
Dhanoa802,711/
Danahy801,351/
Dhanai801,092/
Daunay80963/
Danash80960/
Daunas80869/
Deanna80771/
Dahana80741/
Dangai80663/
Dannat80600/
Dhanga80573/
Danais80565/
Dangaa80533/
Dhanad80462/
Deanga80433/
Dagnas80385/
Danaya80308/
Dannga80308/
Dannau80302/
Dhanaj80271/
Dangna80269/
Dainga80268/
Danait80252/
Dangay80241/
Danaia80226/
Dannah80224/
Dannay80171/
Danaux80167/
Dhanay80138/
Dangaj80138/
Dainah80134/
Daenah80125/
Danaus80120/
Ddanah80115/
Dainat80108/
Dainas80108/
Deanat80105/
Dhanau8091/
Dhamna8078/
Dhanah8069/
Dagnat8066/
Dahnga8061/
Dhanap8059/
Dannas8056/
Damnai8050/
Danaja8046/
Dhanas8044/
Daynat8042/
Dasnay8042/
Hdhana8039/
Tdanga8037/
Dagnay8037/
Deanea8036/
Dangau8034/
Danhah8033/
Daunah8032/
Daunat8030/
Daanay8023/
Dhanat8022/
Daunaa8020/
Daanaa8019/
Daanai8019/
Danauy8018/
Danhai8017/
Dannap8017/
Danhat8016/
Dahnad8015/
Daunga8015/
Deanaz8014/
Danapp8013/
Danaha8013/
Dainay8013/
Dhaina8013/
Danhaa8013/
Dhaana8012/
Da'ana8011/
Dheana8011/
Dannai8011/
Dainna8011/
Daneae8011/
Danaud8010/
Danach809/
Danasz809/
Danaat809/
Danays808/
Danajh807/
Daynea807/
Danoha806/
Danhas806/
Dahuna806/
Danaiy806/
Dagnau806/
Dhauna805/
Dhanaa805/
Daanna805/
Dannad805/
Danadh805/
Daniea805/
Dannaz805/
Dangaï805/
Dahyna805/
Danhga804/
Dganga804/
Danaaj804/
Daunai804/
Ddanna803/
Dhayna803/
Danats803/
Ddanga803/
Dana'a803/
Dana'h803/
Danaph803/
Damnay803/
Dhasna802/
Danahu802/
Danatt802/
Dasnai802/
Daunha802/
Dainau802/
Danaih802/
Dainaa802/
Danhau802/
Daanga802/
Dahnaj802/
Dainap802/
Deanas802/
Dainai802/
Damnat802/
Dhgana802/
Danaid802/
Deanoa801/
Dhagna801/
Dhhana801/
Daijna801/
Daneas801/
Danhad801/
Deanad801/
Daunad801/
Daunna801/
Daynah801/
Daynai801/
H'Dana801/
Dannea801/
Danhay801/
Tdaina801/
Daunau801/
Dahnah801/
Dahnna801/
Daigna801/
Dainaj801/
Dajnga801/
Dangaî801/
Danhaî801/
Dann'a801/
Daaina801/
Daanad801/
Daanas801/
Danaut801/
Dan'ga801/
Danaai801/
Da'nga801/
D'Dana801/
Dhaena801/
Danazs801/
Dannaa801/
Dainha801/
Daynad801/
Danaah801/
Dani75121,223/
Danh7588,765/
Dona7535,851/
Dena7520,141/
Dano7519,066/
Dane7518,350/
Dany758,719/
Danó75762/
Déna75323/
Dané7535/
Danj7524/
Danè754/
Dóna751/
Daunais731,062/
Dangaya731,017/
Dannatt73940/
Dahaina73922/
Dahaïna73674/
Dhanait73624/
Dagnaud73522/
Danneau73310/
Deanhas73293/
Dhanhad73290/
Dahamna73258/
Dhanadh73247/
Dhahana73224/
Danahey73193/
Danahay73145/
Dagnaus73137/
Dangnap73117/
Dauneau73103/
Dannaud7377/
Danault7372/
Dhainay7371/
Daineha7364/
Danaish7356/
Danahap7350/
Dannaux7341/
H'Dhana7340/
Dayneah7336/
Dahanna7335/
Danhaia7331/
Daunaha7330/
Dannaya7329/
Danhach7327/
Dhanaiy7327/
Danhash7325/
Dhanhoa7325/
Deanaya7324/
Dhanaja7321/
Danhaus7321/
Dainhay7320/
Dagnaux7317/
Dhanhai7315/
Danhaha7315/
Danhaut7314/
Dasnaha7312/
Dainaud7312/
Damnash7312/
Dhanaya7311/
Dhannad7311/
D'Aunay7310/
Dannahy739/
Dasnatt737/
Dhanash737/
Datnaat737/
Dhanaia737/
Dannaut736/
Dhangay735/
Dannauy735/
Dhanaih734/
Daijnay734/
Dannash734/
Daingah734/
Danėnas734/
Daggina733/
Dagnais733/
Dangaja733/
Danhasj733/
Dhangai733/
Dhannah733/
Dhanaph733/
Dangnai733/
Tdainga732/
Daignea732/
Dauneha732/
Daunhau732/
Dhanaij732/
Dhanaai732/
Dannaha732/
D'Hanna732/
Danahai732/
Danaová732/
Daignas732/
Dahayna732/
Dhagnas732/
Dangaah732/
Dhannay732/
Deangna732/
Danahad731/
Dhanaut731/
Hdhanna731/
Dhanauh731/
Dhannaa731/
Dhannaj731/
Dhannat731/
Dhannau731/
Dgangaa731/
Dhagnad731/
Dhainah731/
Dhainas731/
Dhanaat731/
Dhanaha731/
Dhanais731/
Daanaha731/
Dainajs731/
Dainash731/
Danaath731/
Daneash731/
Dangaai731/
Dannach731/
Dannais731/
Dannast731/
Deanais731/
Datinna731/
Dasenna731/
Danaaye731/
Danhowa731/
Deaunay731/
Dahanha731/
Dahatna731/
Dahnash731/
Dainaut731/
Danjowa731/
Damėnas731/
Danaije731/
Dhanaah731/
Dhamnah731/
Dannaja731/
Dagnash731/
Dahnass731/
Dahanah731/
Deangai731/
Daungai731/
Dangnat731/
Danhhau731/
Hdahyna731/
Daignau730/
Daunahy730/
Dasneau730/
Danaich730/
Deaunas730/
Dange6763,874/
Dagne6759,434/
Dangi6757,848/
Deane6726,077/
Donat6717,860/
Danis6715,055/
Dango6712,509/
Danny679,349/
Donna679,060/
Dhane679,040/
Danes676,366/
Douna675,560/
Danet674,724/
Danos673,634/
Danyi673,451/
Danyo673,372/
Dagno673,187/
Danne673,163/
Danno672,921/
Daini672,875/
Deuna672,686/
Deena672,640/
Daine672,465/
Daino672,383/
Dañas672,165/
Danni671,892/
Dhainaut671,701/
Dahni671,536/
Deina671,501/
Daney671,431/
Donai671,401/
Daane671,325/
Danoy671,183/
Daneh671,169/
Dhona671,096/
Donas671,020/
Duina671,016/
Donah67992/
Danej67948/
Daniy67923/
Danie67904/
Donaj67828/
Deyna67825/
Daneault67801/
Danou67766/
Danio67763/
Doina67717/
Damni67709/
Danhi67690/
Dagneaux67687/
Dasni67675/
Dhany67624/
Ddani67575/
Dayne67560/
Danit67532/
Ddano67529/
Dauny67516/
Daune67513/
Danei67506/
Donay67493/
Daano67475/
Dahne67466/
Doona67439/
Donau67417/
Denai67412/
Danoi67392/
Danez67361/
Dhena67345/
Daner67341/
Danje67334/
Daani67331/
Dagni67324/
Denay67323/
Deany67303/
Daneu67294/
Danid67294/
Dannhaus67275/
Denah67269/
Daned67268/
Danii67258/
Dehna67252/
Damne67234/
Dogna67222/
Danot67201/
Danneaux67176/
Danee67174/
Dhaynaut67173/
Dauni67156/
Daniz67151/
Datni67138/
Danoh67130/
Dañga67130/
Dohna67128/
Dayno67128/
Dagnault67123/
Doyna67122/
Dasno67119/
Denau67115/
Dasne67105/
Dönau67103/
Danajová6790/
Donad6788/
Danoo6787/
Domna6786/
Daniç6785/
Damha6781/
Dayni6781/
Danih6772/
Dauno6772/
Daniś6768/
Danoz6764/
Donaz6764/
Dhanh6763/
Dainy6761/
Tdona6761/
Tdane6755/
Danip6743/
Damșa6737/
Daneț6737/
Dahné6736/
Danep6735/
Danés6735/
Dahno6734/
Daneș6734/
Danáč6734/
Dajne6730/
Daugneau6728/
Damno6726/
Doena6722/
Danyś6721/
Danij6719/
Danop6719/
Dannahey6718/
Danod6717/
Danné6716/
Dhanj6715/
Donaa6715/
Dhamnait6715/
Danér6712/
Danhy6712/
Daeno6711/
Dónay6711/
Daniș6711/
Daignaud6711/
Dgany6710/
Dosna6710/
Danès6710/
Daïni679/
Danáš679/
Dotna679/
Denaï679/
Dayné678/
Danoj677/
Danhe677/
Daneş677/
Dañaz677/
Dánai677/
Denaa677/
Dajni676/
Danaiová676/
Dannasch675/
Datne675/
Danui675/
Hdani675/
Datno674/
Dainhaia674/
Daïne674/
Danayova673/
Duona673/
Danós673/
Donap673/
Danayová673/
Dhangaya672/
Danão672/
Danış672/
Daanj672/
Dainh672/
Ddona672/
Dassinna672/
Dajno672/
Daungnad672/
Dgane671/
D'Ane671/
Dahangah671/
Dahangai671/
Dainaash671/
Dan'e671/
Danaheit671/
Danuj671/
Danyy671/
Dattenna671/
Dahnh671/
Dayngnah671/
Dainá671/
Dánna671/
Deanõ671/
Tdena671/
Donaś671/
Dasné671/
Deanneha671/
Danyš671/
Danás671/
Danäs671/
Danòs671/
Daineaut671/
Dajny671/
Danuy671/
Danjj671/
Danna'aa671/
Damnh671/
Daanh671/
Dana'aya671/
Danajova671/
D'Auneau671/
Dgona671/
Dhainaud671/
Dausimna671/
Daany671/
Danyh671/
Dagginah670/
Dannahie670/
Danaheis670/

Dana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dana in the Georgian language
დანაdana-
Dana in the Tibetan language
ད་ན་dana-
Dana in the Hindi language
दानाdana98.74
दनाdana0.64
दाणाdana0.19
धनाdhana0.08
डानाdana0.05
धानाdhana0.05
दानdana0.05
दानेाdanea0.05
डँाdama0.03
दणाdana0.03
डाणाdana0.03
डंाdama0.03
Dana in the Marathi language
दानाdana75.99
दाणाdana13.72
दनाdana6.33
डानाdana1.85
दानdana0.79
दणाdana0.53
डनाdana0.26
डाञाdana0.26
दनााdanaa0.26
Dana in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﺍﻧﺎdana65.22
ﺩﺍﻥdan13.04
ﺩﺍﻧﻪdanh6.52
ﺩﺍﻧﻰdany4.35
ﺩﺍﻧﺔdant4.35
ﺩﻧﺎdna2.17
ﺍﻟﺪﺍﻧﻪaldanh2.17
ﺩﻧﻪdnh2.17
Dana in the Oriya language
ଦାନାdana59.24
ଦନାdana24.06
ଦାନdana6.16
ଦନdana3.38
ଡାଣdana1.79
ଡଣାdana0.99
ଡନାdana0.99
ଡଣdana0.4
ଡନdana0.2
ଦାେନdaena0.2
ଡ଼ଣାrana0.2
ଦାନୁdanu0.2
ଦାନିdani0.2
ଧାନdhana0.2
ଦଣାdana0.2
ଦୀନdina0.2
Dana in the Bengali language
দানাdana30
দনাdana30
ধনdhana20
দানdana10
ডনাdana10
Dana in the Arabic language
دنّاdna-
دآناdana-
دانعdan-
ضعناdna-
عدناdna-
دعناdna-
ضاناdana-
دناdna-
ديناdyna-
داناdana-

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