Dangwani Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dangwani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dangwani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria681:2,605,04184,856
India71:109,580,769786,157
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Dangwani (23) may also be a first name.

Dangwani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dangwani (Marathi: दंग्वनी) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Dangwani click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dangwani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,121,169th most common surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Dangwani reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dangwani is also the 2,239,265th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 23 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 2,605,041. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Kebbi, where 31 percent reside, Kano, where 28 percent reside and Sokoto, where 16 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 9 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dangwani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dangwani in the Marathi language
दंग्वनीdangvani66.67
दंगवानीdangavani16.67
डंगवाणीdangavani16.67

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Footnotes

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