Danaya Surname
Approximately 308 people bear this surname
Danaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 130 | 1:62,721 | 8,130 |
| India | 58 | 1:13,225,265 | 229,403 |
| Nigeria | 51 | 1:3,473,387 | 102,969 |
| Indonesia | 31 | 1:4,266,103 | 213,470 |
| Cameroon | 23 | 1:903,003 | 60,285 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Danaya (3,516) may also be a first name.
Danaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Danaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Danaya (Hindi: दानया, Marathi: दाणया, Oriya: ଦାନାୟା, Russian: Даная) is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Danaya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Danaya is the 876,631st most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,660,863 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 42 percent of Danaya reside; 42 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 42 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Danaya is also the 119,674th most frequently held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 3,516 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 62,721. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Western, where 91 percent are found, National Capital District, where 8 percent are found and Morobe, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea Danaya is found in 8 countries. It is also found in India, where 19 percent are found and Nigeria, where 17 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Danaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Danaya in the Hindi language | ||
| दानया | danaya | - |
| Danaya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଦାନାୟା | danaya | 74.07 |
| ଦନୟା | danaya | 5.56 |
| ଦନାୟ | danaya | 5.56 |
| ଦନାଏ | dana'e | 3.7 |
| ଦାେନୟା | daenaya | 3.7 |
| ଦାନାୟର | danayara | 1.85 |
| ଡାନାୟା | danaya | 1.85 |
| ଦାନାୟ | danaya | 1.85 |
| ଦାନୟା | danaya | 1.85 |
| Danaya in the Marathi language | ||
| दाणया | danaya | 42.86 |
| दाङया | danaya | 14.29 |
| दणया | danaya | 14.29 |
| धानया | dhanaya | 14.29 |
| दानया | danaya | 14.29 |
| Danaya in the Russian language | ||
| Даная | danaa | - |
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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 Danaya
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