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
The last name Dankaka is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dankaka? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 212,422nd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 3,758,404 people. The last name Dankaka 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. Dankaka is also the 296,002nd most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 769 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,916 people, or 1 in 92,454. In Nigeria Dankaka is mostly found in: Kano, where 50 percent live, Kaduna, where 16 percent live and Bauchi, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 1 percent live and Cameroon, where 0 percent live.
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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