Dandji Surname

408,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 857 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Dandji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dandji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin6921:14,9362,022
Ivory Coast1211:190,6718,308
Niger281:685,42916,503
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Dandji (310) may also be a first name.

Dandji Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dandji is carried by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dandji? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 408,080th most prevalent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 8,503,554 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Dandji reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dandji is also the 499,178th most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 310 people.

Dandji is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is held by 692 people, or 1 in 14,936. In Benin Dandji is primarily found in: Kouffo Department, where 50 percent are found, Collines Department, where 35 percent are found and Zou Department, where 5 percent are found. Not including Benin this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 14 percent are found and Niger, where 3 percent are found.

Dandji Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dandiji9210/
Daindji926/
Dandjai922/
Dandjio922/
Deandji921/
Dandjie921/
Danji911,805/
Dhanji834,653/
Dandie83397/
Dondji83372/
Dandja83196/
Dandje8330/
Dantji8326/
Danjei839/
Danjoi835/
Damdji835/
Dandgi832/
Damnji832/
Danjai832/
Danjij831/
Danjyi831/
Danjui831/
Dandiê831/
Danjid831/
Danjit831/
Dondjio77435/
Dandija77239/
Dandije77225/
Dhondji7737/
Dandjeu7732/
Dhanjit7722/
Dandier7713/
Dhanjoi7710/
Dandiyo775/
Daantji775/
Dhannji774/
Danjije774/
Dandjoa773/
Dhanjai772/
Dandjee772/
Dhainji771/
Dandgei771/
Dandiyy771/
Dandiet771/
Dandiyi771/
Don'dji771/
Dondjoi771/
Dondjui771/
Deandie771/
Danjish771/
Damdjie771/
Damdjoi771/
Dandihe771/
Dandioy771/
Dandjey771/
Dandzie771/
Deundji771/
Daandie771/
Doundji771/
Dahanji771/
Deanjai771/
Dangi7357,848/
Danci735,771/
Dansi734,935/
Danzi733,109/
Damji731,490/
Danje73334/
Donji73115/
Dançi7328/
Danjj731/
Danxi731/
Deundjui712/
Dhandgei711/
Donhdjio711/
Dandjeha711/
Dandge6725,180/
Dhanci675,187/
Dansie673,798/
Dondja671,005/
Dhangi67723/
Danchi67609/
D'Anzi67452/
Dhansi67433/
Danshi67336/
Dansai67321/
Daunsi67315/
Dansih67221/
Dancis67200/
Danzie67197/
Dangis67157/
Danzis67117/
Daanje67114/
Dhanje67108/
Danjoy6792/
Damngi6787/
Dangić6779/
Dangih6777/
Danssi6777/
Danjee6762/
Dangie6748/
Dansui6735/
Danngi6730/
Dangit6729/
Dhanzi6728/
Domdji6724/
Daungi6723/
Ddangi6720/
Daingi6719/
Dangid6717/
Dondje6716/
Dondie6715/
Daangi6714/
Danjeh6714/
Dhamji6713/
Dangip6713/
D'Angi6712/
Dantje6711/
Donjit6711/
Dhonji6710/
Danjep678/
Dounji675/
Dhanjy675/
Damjid675/
Dainsi675/
D'Anci674/
Danjay674/
Dansed674/
Donjid674/
Danzhi673/
Dontji673/
Dainje673/
Danjer673/
Dondgi673/
Damdie673/
Dandye672/
Daamji672/
Ddanje672/
Dhandhiyo672/
Deangi672/
Daanjé672/
Dansid672/
Danzai672/
Danged671/
Donjui671/
Tdansi671/
Danzzi671/
Ddanzi671/
Deanci671/
Dangej671/
Dansit671/
Danjea671/
Damjih671/
Daansi671/
Dansis671/
Dansoi671/
Danziz670/
Danciy670/

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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 Dandji
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