Dandawo Surname

1,064,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dandawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dandawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2321:763,54634,496
Niger21:9,596,00886,358

Dandawo (72) may also be a first name.

Dandawo Last Name Facts

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

Dandawo occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dandawo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,064,392nd most frequent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 31,143,359 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dandawo reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dandawo is also the 1,143,416th most prevalent first name globally, held by 72 people.

The last name Dandawo is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 232 people, or 1 in 763,546. In Nigeria Dandawo is mostly found in: Jigawa, where 88 percent are found, Sokoto, where 6 percent are found and Zamfara, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Dandawo exists in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dandawou931/
Dhandhawo8858/
Dandawa86734/
Dandabo86164/
Dandahwa80161/
Dandauwa8031/
Dandawat802/
Dandawas801/
Dandabou801/
Dandawha801/
Dandawad801/
Dandaba71747/
Dandová71432/
Dandova7160/
Dandava7136/
Dandeva716/
Dandewa714/
Dandobo713/
Dandowa712/
Dondawa711/
Dondowo711/
Dandoba711/
Dondavo710/
Dandavat6775/
Dandaeva6751/
Dandobou6724/
Dandavad675/
Dandeeva673/
Dhandava672/
Doundawa671/
Dandouwa671/
Daundava671/

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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 Dandawo
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