Dangai Surname
Approximately 663 people bear this surname
Dangai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 523 | 1:39,711 | 5,307 |
| Nigeria | 36 | 1:4,920,632 | 129,434 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 1:771,912 | 53,776 |
| Niger | 18 | 1:1,066,223 | 23,213 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
The alternate forms: Dangaï (5) & Dangaî (1) are calculated separately.
Dangai (159) may also be a first name.
Dangai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dangai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dangai (Hindi: दांगाी, Marathi: दनगाई, Oriya: ଡାାଇ) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Dangaï or Dangaî. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dangai? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dangai is the 497,277th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 10,991,774 people. Dangai is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Dangai reside; 81 percent reside in West Africa and 49 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Dangai is also the 727,628th most frequently used forename in the world, held by 159 people.
This surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 523 people, or 1 in 39,711. In Cameroon Dangai is most common in: Far North Region, where 73 percent reside, North Region, where 20 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 2 percent reside. Besides Cameroon Dangai is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 5 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dangai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dangai in the Marathi language | ||
| दनगाई | danaga'i | - |
| Dangai in the Hindi language | ||
| दांगाी | dangai | 75 |
| दंगई | danga'i | 25 |
| Dangai in the Oriya language | ||
| ଡାାଇ | daa'i | 50 |
| ଇବାେଗ | ibaega | 25 |
| ଇଗାଗାଇ | igaga'i | 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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- 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 Dangai
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