Dandira Surname

524,446th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 619 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Dandira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dandira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe5891:26,2114,017
India241:31,961,058386,265
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Dandira (69) may also be a first name.

Dandira Last Name Facts

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

Dandira (Hindi: दन्दिरा, Oriya: ଡିରା) is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dandira? popularity and diffusion

It is the 524,446th most frequently held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 11,773,095 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Dandira are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,171,416th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 69 people.

The surname Dandira is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 589 people, or 1 in 26,211. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 41 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 16 percent live and Harare Province, where 12 percent live. Apart from Zimbabwe Dandira occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in India, where 4 percent live and Botswana, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dandira Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dandira in the Hindi language
दन्दिराdandira-
Dandira in the Oriya language
ଡିରାdira87.5
ଡ଼ିରାrira6.25
ଦିରାdira6.25

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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
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  • 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 Dandira
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