Dankiri Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Dankiri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
Dankiri (36) may also be a first name.
Dankiri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dankiri Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dankiri is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dankiri? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,798,600th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. Dankiri occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Dankiri are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 81 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dankiri is also the 1,717,090th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 36 people.
This last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria Dankiri is primarily concentrated in: Zamfara, where 48 percent reside, Sokoto, where 43 percent reside and Jigawa, where 5 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 11 percent reside and Benin, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donkiri | 86 | 55 | / |
| Dankuri | 86 | 26 | / |
| Dankira | 86 | 12 | / |
| Dankire | 86 | 11 | / |
| Dankeri | 86 | 3 | / |
| Dhankire | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dankoira | 80 | 1 | / |
| Danchiri | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dankires | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dangkesri | 75 | 24 | / |
| Dongkiris | 75 | 1 | / |
| Doungkiri | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dankure | 71 | 45 | / |
| Donkuri | 71 | 37 | / |
| Donkeri | 71 | 6 | / |
| Dankere | 71 | 6 | / |
| Dankera | 71 | 2 | / |
| Donkire | 71 | 2 | / |
| Donkira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Domkiri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dhankure | 67 | 25 | / |
| Danchire | 67 | 11 | / |
| Dankoyre | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dongkeri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhancire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dankeray | 67 | 0 | / |
| Donkere | 57 | 9 | / |
| Donkure | 57 | 4 | / |
| Donkera | 57 | 3 | / |
| Daungkeeree | 56 | 1 | / |
| Dongkere | 53 | 1 | / |
| Damkeeree | 50 | 2 | / |
| Dhonkerry | 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 Dankiri
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