Dangawa Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Dangawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dangawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Dangawa (17) may also be a first name.

Dangawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dangawa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dangawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dangawa is the 6,063,924th most commonly used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Dangawa are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 17 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Dangawa is most numerous in: Nasarawa, where 60 percent are found, Kano, where 20 percent are found and Sokoto, where 20 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Dangawa occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 40 percent are found and Niger, where 10 percent are found.

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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 Dangawa
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