Dankanti Surname
Approximately 102 people bear this surname
Dankanti Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 85 | 1:2,084,032 | 72,421 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
Dankanti (11) may also be a first name.
Dankanti Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dankanti Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dankanti (Hindi: डां॰कान्ती) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dankanti? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dankanti is the 1,828,462nd most common family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 71,446,529 people. Dankanti is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Dankanti live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 11 people.
Dankanti is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 2,084,032. In Nigeria Dankanti is most numerous in: Jigawa, where 66 percent reside, Zamfara, where 28 percent reside and Sokoto, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhankanti | 94 | 39 | / |
| Dhankanthi | 89 | 2 | / |
| Donkanti | 88 | 469 | / |
| Dankanta | 88 | 2 | / |
| Dankante | 88 | 2 | / |
| Dhonkanti | 82 | 26 | / |
| Donkantti | 82 | 5 | / |
| Dounkanti | 82 | 1 | / |
| Donkanthi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Dankhante | 82 | 1 | / |
| Daungkanta | 78 | 1 | / |
| Domkanti | 75 | 5 | / |
| Dancante | 75 | 4 | / |
| Donkante | 75 | 2 | / |
| Dhoncanti | 71 | 7 | / |
| Donkanthe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Donkantee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dhonkanty | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dhonkantee | 67 | 9 | / |
| Doungkanta | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dongkantee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Donkonte | 63 | 14 | / |
| Dongkhantee | 63 | 5 | / |
Dankanti Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dankanti in the Hindi language | ||
| डां॰कान्ती | damkanti | - |
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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 Dankanti
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