Dandian Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dandian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dandian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003

Dandian (521) may also be a first name.

Dandian Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dandian is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Dandian.

How Common Is The Last Name Dandian? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dandian is the 5,213,395th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Dandian reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 57 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dandian is also the 369,942nd most frequently used forename in the world. It is borne by 521 people.

Dandian is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 22,142,845. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kaduna, where 100 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Dandian is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 29 percent reside and The Philippines, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dandiang934/
Dandegian886/
Dandyan8633/
Dandion860/
Deundian808/
Damdiang805/
Dandyand801/
Daindiam801/
Dondiean800/
Dandujyan752/
Dandyaneh751/
Dhanndean751/
Dangyan7154/
Dandyam711/
Dandjong6710/
Dondiong672/
Dandehoun632/
Dondjon571/
Damdyam571/
Dangyoun537/
Dandjoum531/

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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 Dandian
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