Dankari Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dankari Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dankari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1001:1,771,42864,453
India101:76,706,538639,611
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Dankari (31) may also be a first name.

Dankari Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dankari (Marathi: दानकरी, Oriya: ଡାରୀ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dankari? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,718,748th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Dankari live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most common first name at a global level, held by 31 people.

Dankari is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 1,771,428. In Nigeria Dankari is most prevalent in: Taraba, where 80 percent reside, Niger, where 12 percent reside and Rivers, where 5 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 9 percent reside and Niger, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dankari Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dankari in the Marathi language
दानकरीdanakari-
Dankari in the Oriya language
ଡାରୀdari40
ଡାରିdari40
ରୀri20

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dankari
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