Dandura Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dandura Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dandura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
India61:127,844,230863,365
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Dandura (12) may also be a first name.

Dandura Last Name Facts

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

Dandura is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dandura? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,882,373rd most numerous family name on earth, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 65 percent of Dandura live; 62 percent live in West Africa and 62 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dandura is also the 3,306,491st most numerous forename throughout the world, borne by 12 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria Dandura is most prevalent in: Zamfara, where 50 percent reside, Nasarawa, where 31 percent reside and Benue, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Dandura exists in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

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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 Dandura
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