Dankofa Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Dankofa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 34 | 1:5,210,081 | 134,475 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
Dankofa (11) may also be a first name.
Dankofa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dankofa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dankofa is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Dankofa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dankofa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,185,033rd most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Dankofa reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 11 people.
The last name is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 5,210,081. In Nigeria Dankofa is most numerous in: Kaduna, where 32 percent are found, Kano, where 26 percent are found and Lagos, where 9 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 11 percent are found.
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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 Dankofa
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