Dankaka Surname
Approximately 1,939 people bear this surname
Dankaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,916 | 1:92,454 | 6,402 |
| Niger | 19 | 1:1,010,106 | 22,252 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Dankaka (769) may also be a first name.
Dankaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dankaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dankaka is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Dankaka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dankaka? popularity and diffusion
It is the 212,422nd most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 3,758,404 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dankaka are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 296,002nd most widely held given name worldwide, held by 769 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,916 people, or 1 in 92,454. In Nigeria Dankaka is most prevalent in: Kano, where 50 percent reside, Kaduna, where 16 percent reside and Bauchi, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 1 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dankakha | 93 | 3 | / |
| Dankakau | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ddankaka | 93 | 1 | / |
| Dangkaka | 93 | 1 | / |
| Dankaki | 86 | 37 | / |
| Dankako | 86 | 1 | / |
| Donkaka | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dankauskas | 82 | 1 | / |
| Dhankaca | 80 | 7 | / |
| Dankoska | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dankakou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dankakhi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dhankacas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dancckauskas | 74 | 1 | / |
| Dankoko | 71 | 29 | / |
| Damkauskas | 71 | 20 | / |
| Dankoke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dankoki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dankoski | 67 | 92 | / |
| Dankosky | 67 | 42 | / |
| Dhankeca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dancauska | 63 | 23 | / |
| Dongkadkou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Dhankoicay | 59 | 1 | / |
| Dangkokiea | 59 | 1 | / |
| Dankoco | 57 | 6 | / |
| Damkoski | 53 | 27 | / |
| Dancoski | 53 | 26 | / |
| Dancauce | 53 | 23 | / |
| Dankochi | 53 | 12 | / |
| Dancasky | 53 | 4 | / |
| Donkachi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Donkosky | 53 | 1 | / |
| Dhonkokko | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Dankaka
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