Danayan Surname

585,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 535 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Danayan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Danayan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran4321:177,73714,852
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Danayan (15) may also be a first name.

Danayan Last Name Facts

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

Danayan (Arabic: دانايان) is more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Danayan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 585,091st most commonly used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 13,621,581 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 83 percent of Danayan reside; 81 percent reside in South Asia and 81 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Danayan is also the 2,900,335th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 15 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Iran, where it is held by 432 people, or 1 in 177,737. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Qom Province, where 25 percent reside, West Azerbaijan Province, where 18 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Iran this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Danayan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Danayan surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% being registered with the party.

Danayan earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.32% less than the national average, earning $38,696 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Danayan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Danayan in the Arabic language
دانايانdanayan-

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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 Danayan
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