Dandala Surname

169,233rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,551 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Dandala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dandala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,8211:29,7523,831
India4241:1,809,11664,170
Tanzania1091:485,70332,780
Congo1041:47,9724,439
Nigeria541:3,280,42199,135
United States231:15,759,084542,937
England41:13,929,515290,718
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Dandala (132) may also be a first name.

Dandala Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dandala (Marathi: दंडला, Oriya: ମଳିକ) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dandala? popularity and diffusion

Dandala is the 169,233rd most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,856,741 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 82 percent of Dandala live; 71 percent live in Southern Africa and 71 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 807,735th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 132 people.

It is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 1,821 people, or 1 in 29,752. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 67 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 18 percent live and Gauteng, where 11 percent live. Not including South Africa this surname is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in India, where 17 percent live and Tanzania, where 4 percent live.

Dandala Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dandala last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dandala earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 13.55% less than the national average, earning R 205,428 per year and in United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dandaula93477/
Dandhala9322/
Dhandala9318/
Dandaala937/
Dandgala937/
Dandalai935/
Dandalla935/
Dandalas934/
Dandalia932/
Dandeala931/
Dandalah931/
Dandalat931/
Dhandhala8816/
Dhandalia881/
Dandahala881/
Dandallah881/
Dandale865,000/
Dandela86838/
Dandalo86195/
Dandali86167/
Dandola86146/
Dondala8679/
Dandaly8664/
Damdala8621/
Dhandhalad827/
Dhandhalai827/
Dhandhalay827/
Dhandhalas824/
Dhandhalia822/
Dhandgalla821/
Dhandhalah821/
Dhandhalaj821/
Dhandhalat821/
Dhandale80712/
D'Andola80163/
Dandolla80135/
Dandalis80115/
Dandhale8074/
Dandallo8042/
Dandalet8032/
Dandalii8012/
Dhandela8011/
Dhandali8010/
Dhandaly808/
Dandalio808/
Dhandola805/
Dandolas805/
Dandalyi805/
Dandaulo804/
Dhondala803/
Dandhali803/
Dondaala803/
Dandeela802/
Ddandale802/
Damdhala801/
Daandali801/
Daindale801/
Dandaale801/
Dandaali801/
Dandalod801/
Danddela801/
Daundale801/
Doundala801/
Dandoula801/
Dandally801/
Dandalos801/
Dandalou801/
Dhandhalaai781/
Dhandhale7529/
Dandoilay7510/
Dhondalay758/
Dhandolla757/
Daundalle754/
Dandoulas752/
Dhandaale751/
Dhandhali751/
Dhandolay751/
Dhaundale751/
Danddolla751/
Dandgahle751/
Dandhalhe751/
Deandhela751/
Dandolo71557/
Dhandhaliy71198/
Dondale71190/
Dandoli71125/
Dondela7189/
Dandole7148/
Dondola7125/
Dondali7119/
Dandelo7116/
Domdala713/
Dandahalli711/
Damdale711/
Damdali711/
Dhandhalis711/
Dondalo711/
Dhandole67264/
Dhondale67152/
Dandolos67146/
Dandolou6771/
Dandgole6740/
Dandolit6735/
Dandoliy6727/
Dondolas6717/
Damdalis6717/
Dondolla6714/
Doumdala679/
Dandouli678/
Dondalos675/
Dondaali673/
Dandelia673/
Doundale673/
Dandhole672/
Dandolli672/
D'Andelo671/
Dandholi671/
Dondalip671/
Dondolai671/
Damdalit671/
Dandolet671/
Dandoule671/
Doundali671/
Doundalo671/
Danddolo671/
Dondaler670/

Dandala Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dandala in the Oriya language
ମଳିକmalika-
Dandala in the Marathi language
दंडलाdandala66.67
दंदालाdandala33.33

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dandala
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