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
Dandije occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dandije? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,092,155th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,389,093 people. The surname Dandije occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dandije reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,024,927th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 87 people.
It is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 202 people, or 1 in 876,944. In Nigeria Dandije is primarily concentrated in: Zamfara, where 44 percent live, Sokoto, where 38 percent live and Kebbi, where 16 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 10 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 Dandije
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