Danava Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Danava Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
Danava (111) may also be a first name.
Danava Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Danava Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Danava (Marathi: दानवा, Russian: Данава) is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Danava? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,908,606th most frequent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Danava reside; 69 percent reside in West Africa and 69 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Danava is also the 890,531st most widely held forename throughout the world It is held by 111 people.
The surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 1,730,756. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 83 percent live, Littoral Region, where 8 percent live and North Region, where 8 percent live. Apart from Cameroon Danava is found in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 13 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Danava Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Danava in the Marathi language | ||
| दानवा | danava | 75 |
| दाणवा | danava | 25 |
| Danava in the Russian language | ||
| Данава | danava | - |
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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
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- 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 Danava
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