Dando Surname

62,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,025 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Dando Surname Definition:

Mr. Lower writes, 'A corruption of D'Anlo. Ashton Dando, a tithing in the parish of Ashton, was formerly called Ashton D'Anlo' (Patr. Brit). This statement scarcely tallies with the instances furnished below, belonging as they do to the 13th century and to the same district.

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Dando Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,9291:28,8843,901
Philippines1,8371:55,1119,189
United States1,0211:355,00431,741
Australia7521:35,8994,722
Wales7221:4,286467
France3421:194,21830,213
New Zealand1821:24,8814,349
DR Congo1781:415,05434,837
Indonesia1331:994,35572,948
Nigeria1231:1,440,18555,603
Tanzania1051:504,20633,569
South Africa971:558,53343,702
Canada921:400,49635,373
Niger911:210,9017,017
Zimbabwe781:197,92623,035
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
Benin351:295,30324,440
Mauritius341:38,0427,089
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Northern Ireland181:102,5026,334
Burkina Faso171:1,079,53510,589
Pakistan171:10,508,46449,949
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
India151:51,137,692512,385
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Togo91:805,3086,372
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Malta11:430,2723,380
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8751:27,8583,778
Wales2391:6,562428
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1171:429,22031,367

The alternate forms: Dandó (25) are calculated separately.

Dando (840) may also be a first name.

Dando Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mr. Lower writes, 'A corruption of D'Anlo. Ashton Dando, a tithing in the parish of Ashton, was formerly called Ashton D'Anlo' (Patr. Brit). This statement scarcely tallies with the instances furnished below, belonging as they do to the 13th century and to the same district. I am strongly inclined to believe that Dando was a Scandinavian personal name. Toke, in the third instance, strengthens this view.

Alexander Dando, Somerset, 1273.

A. Fulco Dando, Somerset ibid.

1803. Married — Gabriel Dando and Mary Wiles: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Old Teutonic names of uncertain origin: prob. for Tand(o [cp. O.L.Ger. tand, m. a tooth, tusk] Cp. the next name.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. A corruption of D Anlo. Ashton Dando, a tything in the parish of Ashton, was formerly called Ashton D'Anlo. Curios, of Bristol. 2. An O.-Germ. personal name. Several persons of this surname occur in H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From D’Anlo (Lower). Andelut or Andelot was near Mantes, Normandy. Robert de Andellou occurs in the Duchy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Sire Alexander D’Ando and others in England c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Dando Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dando (Georgian: დანდო, Hindi: डाण्डो, Marathi: डांडो, Oriya: ଦାୋ, Russian: Дандо) is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Dandó. Click here for other possible spellings of Dando.

How Common Is The Last Name Dando? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dando is the 62,546th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 908,105 people. The surname Dando occurs mostly in Europe, where 38 percent of Dando reside; 34 percent reside in Northern Europe and 34 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 281,708th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 840 people.

This last name is most widely held in England, where it is held by 1,929 people, or 1 in 28,884. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Somerset, where 15 percent live, Gloucestershire, where 14 percent live and Greater London, where 7 percent live. Not including England Dando exists in 64 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Dando Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dando has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 220 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 873 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 302 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dando Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Dando surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Dando surname are 19.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.52% being registered with the political party.

The amount Dando earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.26% more than the national average, earning R 395,100 per year; in United States they earn 12.67% more than the national average, earning $48,614 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.08% more than the national average, earning $56,676 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dandó9325/
Dandoy915,461/
Dandou91491/
Daindo91279/
Dhando91242/
Dandos91177/
Dandho91154/
Dahndo9177/
Dandoo9162/
Deando9124/
Dandoi9123/
Dandod9119/
Dandoh9115/
Dandot9110/
Dandoa919/
Dandoj916/
Ddando916/
Dandoz916/
D'Ando915/
Dandoš914/
Daundo913/
Dandoș911/
Danduo910/
Dandois831,475/
Dhandho83420/
Dandouh83125/
Dandoit8342/
Dandoux8319/
Dandoud838/
Dandhoo837/
Dhandod835/
Daundou835/
Dasindo835/
Dhandoo833/
Daindoa833/
Dahando833/
Dandous832/
Dandosh832/
Dhaindo831/
Dandoos831/
Dandout831/
Dacindo831/
Daandoi831/
Danda8029,279/
Dondo809,685/
Damdo8014/
Dandá801/
Dhandhos771,139/
Dahandou77282/
Dandoush77275/
Dhandhoo7745/
Dandouch7713/
Dhandhoh776/
Daindhot771/
Dhandhoy771/
Dhaundoo771/
Deanda738,983/
Dhanda735,613/
Dondoy73915/
Dandah73582/
Dandeu73355/
Dandaa73250/
Deundo73200/
Dhondo73163/
Dandas73120/
Dondoi73104/
Dandat7385/
Dondoo7380/
Dandha7365/
Dandáš7357/
Dandás7352/
Dandad7349/
Tdondo7334/
Dainda7332/
Dondot7330/
Dondos7329/
Daunda7329/
Dondoh7328/
Dondho7327/
Doundo7322/
Damdot7320/
Doindo7316/
Dondou7314/
Deindo7313/
Doondo7310/
Dannda739/
Damdoo737/
Ddondo737/
Dandau737/
Dandaš737/
D'anda736/
Daanda735/
Dondoa735/
Dandap734/
Dandda734/
Dondoș734/
Hdondo733/
Damdou733/
Dandga732/
Dondop732/
Ddanda732/
Damdod731/
D'Andò731/
Damduo731/
Tdanda731/
Dondoş731/
Dondoţ731/
Donddo731/
Dandaz731/
Dandaï731/
Damdos730/
Dandasowa711/
Dandash673,796/
Dandach67735/
Doundou67412/
Dhondoo67317/
Dhandha67231/
Dhondho67107/
Dasenda6754/
Dhandat6746/
Dhandga6737/
Dandhad6725/
Dhandaa6719/
Daindah6715/
Dandass6712/
Dhandas6712/
Deandeu6712/
Dheanda679/
Deindoy678/
Dandath677/
Dhandad676/
Dhandah676/
Dondosh673/
Dahanda672/
Dandhas672/
Dhaanda672/
Dandaat671/
Dhandap671/
Deundou671/
Damdouh671/
Daandaa671/
Dahndat671/
Dandapp671/
Danddas671/
Dondoit671/
Doondoo671/
Donddou671/
Dondoux671/
Docendo671/
Deandas671/
Daymnda671/
Dahunda671/
Daandah671/
Dotindo671/
Dantdas671/
Dandaha671/
Dondoch670/
Daundas670/

Dando Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dando in the Georgian language
დანდოdando-
Dando in the Marathi language
डांडोdando-
Dando in the Oriya language
ଦାୋdao55.56
ଦୋdo33.33
ଧାୋdhao11.11
Dando in the Hindi language
डाण्डोdando40
डन्डोdando20
डंेडोdamedo20
दान्दोdando20
Dando in the Russian language
Дандоdando-

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