Dandau Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Dandau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Dandau (17) may also be a first name.
Dandau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dandau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dandau occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dandau? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Dandau are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 57 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used forename worldwide It is held by 17 people.
Dandau is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Ondo, where 75 percent live and Zamfara, where 25 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Dandau occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 14 percent live and Malaysia, where 14 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
- 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 Dandau
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