Dandije Surname
Approximately 225 people bear this surname
Dandije Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 202 | 1:876,944 | 38,283 |
| Niger | 23 | 1:834,436 | 19,133 |
Dandije (87) may also be a first name.
Dandije Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dandije Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dandije is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dandije? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,092,155th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 32,389,093 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dandije are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dandije is also the 1,024,927th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, borne by 87 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 202 people, or 1 in 876,944. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Zamfara, where 44 percent reside, Sokoto, where 38 percent reside and Kebbi, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Dandije exists in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 10 percent reside.
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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 Dandije
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