Dankala Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Dankala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
Dankala (17) may also be a first name.
Dankala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dankala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dankala (Marathi: दनकला) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dankala? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,909,720th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Dankala reside; 56 percent reside in West Africa and 51 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dankala is also the 2,694,839th most numerous given name internationally, held by 17 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 7,701,859. In Nigeria Dankala is mostly concentrated in: Sokoto, where 70 percent are found, Yobe, where 22 percent are found and Lagos, where 4 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 20 percent are found and Tanzania, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dankalla | 93 | 12 | / |
| Dankalau | 93 | 1 | / |
| Dhankala | 93 | 1 | / |
| Dankalay | 93 | 1 | / |
| Dankalaya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Dankailia | 88 | 1 | / |
| Donkala | 86 | 352 | / |
| Dankali | 86 | 121 | / |
| Dankale | 86 | 40 | / |
| Dankalo | 86 | 10 | / |
| Dankola | 86 | 2 | / |
| Dancala | 86 | 2 | / |
| Dankaleh | 80 | 47 | / |
| Dankallo | 80 | 28 | / |
| Dankalgo | 80 | 8 | / |
| Dankalli | 80 | 5 | / |
| Dongkala | 80 | 5 | / |
| Damkatla | 80 | 5 | / |
| Dankoila | 80 | 5 | / |
| Dankolla | 80 | 4 | / |
| Dankoula | 80 | 3 | / |
| Dankalle | 80 | 3 | / |
| Dankelah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dankaley | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dankalee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dhankale | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dhankaly | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dhonkala | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dhankhola | 75 | 12 | / |
| Dankoulay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dankoli | 71 | 597 | / |
| Dankolo | 71 | 60 | / |
| Donkola | 71 | 27 | / |
| Donkali | 71 | 19 | / |
| Dankole | 71 | 13 | / |
| Donkalo | 71 | 5 | / |
| Dancale | 71 | 4 | / |
| Donkela | 71 | 4 | / |
| Dancali | 71 | 1 | / |
| Danqela | 71 | 1 | / |
| Donkale | 71 | 1 | / |
| Domkala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Damkalis | 67 | 139 | / |
| Dankohlo | 67 | 17 | / |
| Damgkali | 67 | 17 | / |
| Dankoule | 67 | 12 | / |
| Donkhale | 67 | 10 | / |
| Dhonkale | 67 | 8 | / |
| Dankolli | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dankouli | 67 | 7 | / |
| Donkoula | 67 | 6 | / |
| Donkalio | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dangkelo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dhamkale | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dhankole | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dancalos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dancoula | 67 | 1 | / |
| Damkhali | 67 | 1 | / |
| Danqaleh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhonkela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhonkalo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dangcola | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dankollo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dankeley | 67 | 0 | / |
Dankala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dankala in the Marathi language | ||
| दनकला | danakala | - |
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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 Dankala
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