Dankeni Surname
Approximately 382 people bear this surname
Dankeni Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| Tanzania | 134 | 1:395,087 | 28,090 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Dankeni (35) may also be a first name.
Dankeni Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dankeni Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dankeni is found in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dankeni? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dankeni is the 751,291st most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 19,077,345 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dankeni live; 58 percent live in Southern Africa and 58 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Dankeni is also the 1,744,716th most frequent forename on earth. It is borne by 35 people.
The surname is most numerous in Malawi, where it is held by 209 people, or 1 in 81,910. Excluding Malawi this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 35 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dankenie | 93 | 10 | / |
| Dhankeni | 93 | 4 | / |
| Danckenie | 88 | 2 | / |
| Dankani | 86 | 1,053 | / |
| Donkeni | 86 | 166 | / |
| Dankena | 86 | 10 | / |
| Dankeny | 86 | 9 | / |
| Dankene | 86 | 4 | / |
| Dankoni | 86 | 3 | / |
| Dankini | 86 | 3 | / |
| Dhankani | 80 | 666 | / |
| Dhonkeni | 80 | 12 | / |
| Dankonni | 80 | 2 | / |
| Dankeine | 80 | 2 | / |
| Dankoini | 80 | 1 | / |
| Donkeeni | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dankanni | 80 | 1 | / |
| Donkena | 71 | 1,171 | / |
| Dankane | 71 | 1,015 | / |
| Donkini | 71 | 67 | / |
| Donkene | 71 | 18 | / |
| Danconi | 71 | 17 | / |
| Donkeny | 71 | 3 | / |
| Dankone | 71 | 2 | / |
| Dankine | 71 | 1 | / |
| Deangkenay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Donkoni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dankinet | 67 | 867 | / |
| Dankaine | 67 | 89 | / |
| Dhankane | 67 | 6 | / |
| Dhonkini | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dhonkena | 67 | 5 | / |
| Donkeena | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dankanne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dankaney | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doonkena | 67 | 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 Dankeni
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