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 surname Dangai (Hindi: दांगाी, Marathi: दनगाई, Oriya: ଡାାଇ) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Dangaï or Dangaî. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dangai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 497,277th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 10,991,774 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Dangai live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 49 percent live in Chadic Africa. Dangai is also the 727,628th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 159 people.
It is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 523 people, or 1 in 39,711. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 73 percent are found, North Region, where 20 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 5 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.
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
- 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 Dangai
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