Dancira Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Dancira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dancira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal421:347,1271,792
Mali91:1,885,4481,868
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Dancira (22) may also be a first name.

Dancira Last Name Facts

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

Dancira is found most in Senegal. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dancira? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dancira is the 2,635,433rd most common family name globally, borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name Dancira is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Dancira are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 78 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Dancira is also the 2,301,746th most prevalent given name world-wide. It is borne by 22 people.

The surname Dancira is most widespread in Senegal, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 347,127. In Senegal Dancira is mostly concentrated in: Tambacounda Region, where 57 percent live, Kédougou Region, where 40 percent live and Kolda Region, where 2 percent live. Not including Senegal it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Mali, where 17 percent live and Uganda, where 4 percent live.

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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 Dancira
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