Dancing Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dancing Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dancing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Dancing (93) may also be a first name.

Dancing Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dancing occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dancing? popularity and diffusion

Dancing is the 7,117,718th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Dancing occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dancing live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dancing is also the 986,211th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 93 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Bayelsa, where 100 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Danching931/
Deancing931/
Dancin92117/
Deanching8836/
Danchin86560/
Dansing8692/
Danzing8646/
Danjing8615/
Danqing8613/
Danging868/
Danceng866/
Dhancin864/
Danking862/
Dancina862/
Daincin861/
Danscin860/
Dhansing80104/
Dansingh8044/
Daunsing8043/
Dangking8025/
Danschin8012/
Danshing802/
Dongcing801/
Donching801/
Dancheng801/
Dangin772,926/
Dansin77384/
Danzin77280/
Danjin7798/
Dancen7712/
Danxin775/
Danşin773/
Doncin773/
Dansng772/
Dhansingh75296/
Dhanshing757/
Danschina755/
Danshin713,491/
Donsing71600/
Donchin71139/
Dangien7194/
Danzeng7186/
Danchyn7183/
Damchin7182/
Donking7170/
Dangeng7146/
Daungin7136/
Deansin7130/
Dansngh7121/
Danchen7118/
Doncina7114/
Damsing7113/
Dhancim719/
Dandjin718/
Damking717/
Dhansin716/
Donjing713/
Deangin711/
Danzien711/
Danşina711/
Danšina711/
Dankeng711/
Danchim711/
Danchnd711/
Donging711/
Dauncen710/
Danshina673,275/
Dangkeng6747/
Dongqing6711/
Dhonsing6710/
Dongking679/
Dounking678/
Danzheng676/
Doonchin674/
Damsingh674/
Donsingh672/
Donckeng671/
Dansheng671/
Danczynk671/
Danchenk671/
Dan'shin671/
Deunsing671/
Dhansngh671/

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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 Dancing
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