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
Dankeni occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Dankeni.
How Common Is The Last Name Dankeni? popularity and diffusion
Dankeni is the 751,291st most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,077,345 people. This surname is mostly 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 frequently held first name on earth It is held by 35 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is carried by 209 people, or 1 in 81,910. Barring Malawi this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 35 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 7 percent are found.
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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