Dangaskiya Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dangaskiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dangaskiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1341:1,321,96152,161
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dangaskiya (12) may also be a first name.

Dangaskiya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dangaskiya is most common in Nigeria. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dangaskiya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dangaskiya is the 1,537,949th most numerous last name on earth, held by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Dangaskiya are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 12 people.

Dangaskiya is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 134 people, or 1 in 1,321,961. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Sokoto, where 99 percent live and Zamfara, where 1 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live.

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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 Dangaskiya
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