Dankabo Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dankabo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dankabo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2511:705,74832,514
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Dankabo (165) may also be a first name.

Dankabo Last Name Facts

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

Dankabo is most common in Nigeria. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dankabo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dankabo is the 1,006,539th most frequent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 28,804,529 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dankabo reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dankabo is also the 712,876th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 165 people.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 251 people, or 1 in 705,748. In Nigeria Dankabo is most numerous in: Sokoto, where 39 percent are found, Kano, where 24 percent are found and Jigawa, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 0 percent are found and Switzerland, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dankabos931/
Dankaba86108/
Dankobo8619/
Damkabo866/
Dancabo862/
Dankhaba801/
Dankoba7113/
Doncabo711/
Dancaba711/
Dangkoba678/
Dankoová673/
Dankoova673/
Daungkampa591/
Doncaba5713/
Donkava571/
Donkampa532/
Donkhampa507/
Donhkampa501/
Dongkampa501/

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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 Dankabo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis