Dandari Surname

659,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dandari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dandari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2751:644,15530,300
Iran1121:685,55836,303
India431:17,838,730274,051
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Dandari (268) may also be a first name.

Dandari Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dandari (Hindi: ध्ुान्दरी, Oriya: ରି) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dandari? popularity and diffusion

It is the 659,458th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 15,981,460 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 65 percent of Dandari live; 62 percent live in West Africa and 61 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 543,171st most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 268 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 275 people, or 1 in 644,155. In Nigeria Dandari is mostly concentrated in: Sokoto, where 56 percent reside, Zamfara, where 23 percent reside and Kebbi, where 8 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Dandari exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 25 percent reside and India, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dandari Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dandari in the Hindi language
ध्ुान्दरीdhuandari-
Dandari in the Oriya language
ରିri50
କାଗରିkagari25
ରୀri25

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Dandari
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis