Dandja Surname
Approximately 196 people bear this surname
Dandja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 123 | 1:600,647 | 45,387 |
| Niger | 43 | 1:446,326 | 12,119 |
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Dandja (85) may also be a first name.
Dandja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dandja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dandja (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺍﻧﺠﺎ) is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dandja? popularity and diffusion
Dandja is the 1,202,518th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,181,357 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Dandja reside; 63 percent reside in Central Africa and 63 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Dandja is also the 1,039,322nd most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 85 people.
This surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 123 people, or 1 in 600,647. Outside of The DR Congo it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 22 percent are found and Cameroon, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dandja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dandja in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﺍﻧﺠﺎ | danja | - |
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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 Dandja
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