Dandai Surname
Approximately 224 people bear this surname
Dandai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 79 | 1:262,900 | 25,427 |
| Philippines | 46 | 1:2,200,831 | 124,033 |
| Liberia | 39 | 1:113,039 | 8,770 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Japan | 11 | 1:11,622,208 | 45,659 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
The alternate forms: Dandaï (1) are calculated separately.
Dandai (227) may also be a first name.
Dandai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dandai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dandai (Hindi: धनदेई, Marathi: दंडै, Oriya: ଦାଇ) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Dandaï. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dandai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,095,216th most prevalent surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 32,533,687 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 58 percent of Dandai are found; 57 percent are found in West Africa and 24 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Dandai is also the 596,468th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 227 people.
It is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 262,900. In Cameroon Dandai is most common in: Far North Region, where 72 percent live, North Region, where 27 percent live and East Region, where 1 percent live. Beside Cameroon this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 21 percent live and Liberia, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dandai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dandai in the Hindi language | ||
| धनदेई | dhanade'i | - |
| Dandai in the Oriya language | ||
| ଦାଇ | da'i | 60 |
| ଦାାଇ | daa'i | 40 |
| Dandai in the Marathi language | ||
| दंडै | dandai | 33.33 |
| दंडाई | danda'i | 33.33 |
| दांडाई | danda'i | 33.33 |
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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 Dandai
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