Dananian Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Dananian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Dananian Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran151:5,118,835123,814
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436

Dananian Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dananian occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Dananian.

How Common Is The Last Name Dananian? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,908,606th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Dananian live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

This surname is most frequently held in Iran, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 5,118,835. In Iran Dananian is most frequent in: Kurdistan Province, where 93 percent are found and Isfahan Province, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Iran Dananian is found in one country. It is also common in Lebanon, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhananian948/
Deananian941/
Danangian941/
Donanian886/
Dehnanian828/
Dananiham821/
Dhananjan821/
Donanyan7521/
Danagnon751/
Danounyan591/
Danhougnon561/
Danhounyan561/
Denenjon502/
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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 Dananian
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