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

The last name Dandira (Hindi: दन्दिरा, Oriya: ଡିରା) is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Dandira click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dandira? popularity and diffusion

Dandira is the 524,446th most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 11,773,095 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Dandira live; 95 percent live in Southern Africa and 95 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Dandira is also the 1,171,416th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 69 people.

The surname Dandira is most commonly used in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 589 people, or 1 in 26,211. In Zimbabwe it is most common in: Masvingo Province, where 41 percent reside, Mashonaland East Province, where 16 percent reside and Harare Province, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in India, where 4 percent reside and Botswana, where 0 percent reside.

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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dandira
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