Dankano Surname
Approximately 1,249 people bear this surname
Dankano Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,217 | 1:145,557 | 9,267 |
| Niger | 25 | 1:767,681 | 17,983 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Dankano (421) may also be a first name.
Dankano Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dankano Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dankano occurs most in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dankano? popularity and diffusion
It is the 303,577th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,834,704 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dankano are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dankano is also the 418,786th most numerous forename in the world. It is borne by 421 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,217 people, or 1 in 145,557. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Taraba, where 22 percent reside, Kano, where 15 percent reside and Adamawa, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dankanou | 93 | 5 | / |
| Dankanop | 93 | 1 | / |
| Dankana | 86 | 152 | / |
| Dankono | 86 | 15 | / |
| Donkano | 86 | 4 | / |
| Damkano | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dankonou | 80 | 50 | / |
| Dangkana | 80 | 26 | / |
| Dankenou | 80 | 5 | / |
| Dhankana | 80 | 2 | / |
| Dankongo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dankagna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dankanga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dankanna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dankoino | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dangkanha | 75 | 5 | / |
| Dankangna | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dankanach | 75 | 1 | / |
| Donkana | 71 | 551 | / |
| Dankena | 71 | 10 | / |
| Dankona | 71 | 5 | / |
| Doncano | 71 | 1 | / |
| Donkono | 71 | 1 | / |
| Donkanha | 67 | 21 | / |
| Donkanna | 67 | 17 | / |
| Doungkamnoi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Danconou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daungkomnoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doonkana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Donkkana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Donkayna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dongkanha | 63 | 4 | / |
| Dankoumna | 63 | 1 | / |
| Donkena | 57 | 1,171 | / |
| Dancona | 57 | 310 | / |
| Donkona | 57 | 2 | / |
| D'Ancona | 53 | 1,225 | / |
| Deancona | 53 | 11 | / |
| Dhonkena | 53 | 5 | / |
| Donkhana | 53 | 3 | / |
| Donkeena | 53 | 3 | / |
| Danconga | 53 | 1 | / |
| Donkonah | 53 | 1 | / |
| Doonkena | 53 | 1 | / |
| D'Anconna | 50 | 1 | / |
| Dounkouna | 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 Dankano
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