Dankana Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dankana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dankana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1351:1,312,16951,890
India91:85,229,487684,495
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Dankana (30) may also be a first name.

Dankana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dankana (Marathi: डंकाना, Oriya: ଡାନା) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Dankana click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dankana? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dankana is the 1,422,956th most frequent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Dankana are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dankana is also the 1,911,214th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 30 people.

The surname Dankana is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 135 people, or 1 in 1,312,169. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kano, where 93 percent live, Sokoto, where 4 percent live and Bayelsa, where 1 percent live. Barring Nigeria Dankana occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 6 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.

Dankana Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dankana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dankana in the Marathi language
डंकानाdankana-
Dankana in the Oriya language
ଡାନାdana75
ତାମାଲtamala25

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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
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  • 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 Dankana
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