Dandana Surname

801,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Dandana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dandana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Philippines1271:797,15176,551
India281:27,395,192354,286
Tunisia111:55,5117,191
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
France31:22,140,907385,998
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Dandana (455) may also be a first name.

Dandana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dandana (Arabic: دندني, Hindi: डन्डाना, Marathi: वंदनााने, Oriya: େଚୗହାନ) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dandana? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dandana is the 801,116th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 20,821,560 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Dandana reside; 47 percent reside in North Africa and 44 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Dandana is also the 400,634th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 455 people.

The last name is most frequent in Egypt, where it is carried by 153 people, or 1 in 600,887. Aside from Egypt Dandana occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 36 percent live and India, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dandana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dandana in the Marathi language
वंदनाानेvandanaane-
Dandana in the Hindi language
डन्डानाdandana50
दनदनाdanadana33.33
दन्दानाdandana16.67
Dandana in the Oriya language
େଚୗହାନecahana50
ଡନ୍ଡନାdandana50
Dandana in the Arabic language
دندنيdndny-

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