Dankura Surname
Approximately 209 people bear this surname
Dankura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 206 | 1:859,916 | 37,696 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Dankura (81) may also be a first name.
Dankura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dankura Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dankura occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dankura? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,148,257th most common surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 34,868,641 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Dankura live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dankura is also the 1,068,082nd most commonly used forename in the world. It is borne by 81 people.
Dankura is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 206 people, or 1 in 859,916. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kano, where 43 percent live, Zamfara, where 23 percent live and Sokoto, where 20 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dankaura | 93 | 175 | / |
| Dankoura | 93 | 7 | / |
| Dankurga | 93 | 5 | / |
| Dankurah | 93 | 2 | / |
| Dankuraa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Dankaurau | 88 | 1 | / |
| Dankure | 86 | 45 | / |
| Dankuri | 86 | 26 | / |
| Dankuro | 86 | 12 | / |
| Dankira | 86 | 12 | / |
| Dankora | 86 | 4 | / |
| Dankoure | 80 | 47 | / |
| Dhankure | 80 | 25 | / |
| Dankorau | 80 | 8 | / |
| Dhankora | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dankouro | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dankurgo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dankouri | 80 | 1 | / |
| Doungkura | 75 | 6 | / |
| Dounkoura | 75 | 3 | / |
| Dankourou | 75 | 3 | / |
| Dankoro | 71 | 593 | / |
| Dankore | 71 | 51 | / |
| Donkuri | 71 | 37 | / |
| Dankori | 71 | 12 | / |
| Donkure | 71 | 4 | / |
| Donkora | 71 | 3 | / |
| Donkira | 71 | 1 | / |
| D'Ancora | 67 | 17 | / |
| Deinkuro | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dankhore | 67 | 6 | / |
| Dankoroi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhankore | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dounkoure | 63 | 2 | / |
| Donquiera | 63 | 1 | / |
| Dancourou | 63 | 1 | / |
| Donkori | 57 | 48 | / |
| Dancore | 57 | 12 | / |
| Donkore | 57 | 7 | / |
| Donkoro | 57 | 1 | / |
| Dancoro | 57 | 1 | / |
| Donkorou | 53 | 12 | / |
| Deinkoro | 53 | 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 Dankura
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