Dandawi Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Thailand

Dandawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dandawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Dandawi (9) may also be a first name.

Dandawi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dandawi is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dandawi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Dandawi is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Dandawi reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dandawi is also the 3,941,740th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 9 people.

Dandawi is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria Dandawi is most frequent in: Kaduna, where 50 percent reside and Kano, where 50 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dandawai937/
Dandawa86734/
Dandawy8626/
Dandawe8624/
Dandabi8618/
Dandavi861/
Dandauwa8031/
Dandahwe807/
Dhandavi802/
Dandavai801/
Dandaabi801/
Dandaubi801/
Dandawha801/
Dandabhi801/
Dhamdawi801/
Dandouwie751/
Dandave71390/
Dandobi7157/
Dandava7136/
Dandabe7125/
Dondowi712/
Dandevi711/
Dondawa711/
Dhandabe6747/
Dhandave6725/
Dondovai6716/
Dhandevi6714/
Dondabai674/
Dhandava672/
Dondaswe671/
Doundawa671/
Dandaoue671/
Dandouwe671/
Dandouwa671/
Daindowe671/
Daundava671/
Dandavet671/
Dandeway670/

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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 Dandawi
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