Dankuya Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Dankuya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dankuya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
India41:191,766,3461,073,940

Dankuya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dankuya Come From? nationality or country of origin

Dankuya occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dankuya? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 73 percent of Dankuya live; 47 percent live in West Africa and 47 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Dankuya is mostly concentrated in: Sokoto, where 100 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 27 percent are found and India, where 27 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dankouya931/
Dankaya8647/
Dankeya865/
Dankiya865/
Dankouye801/
Dhankiya801/
Dankai77218/
Dankou77211/
Dankey77197/
Dankau77113/
Dankuj7790/
Dankeu7754/
Dankay7716/
Dankye777/
Dankoa774/
Dankoy774/
Dankaa773/
Dankui773/
Donkuy771/
Dankue771/
Dangkay7199/
Damkaya7160/
Dhankey7128/
Dhankay7112/
Dankuji717/
Donkaya715/
Dankaje715/
Dankaha715/
Daankye714/
Dhankai714/
Dankaji713/
Dainkay713/
Dankoue713/
Dankoye713/
Dankyie712/
Dangkey712/
Dhankaa712/
Dannkou712/
Dankaie711/
Daankay711/
Dankkaa711/
Dankeah711/
Dankiyo711/
Dankoja711/
Dankaye711/
Dangkai711/
Dankeyu711/
Dankayu711/
Dankhaa711/
Dankayo711/
Dankayi711/
Dangkou711/
Donkeya711/
Dankeae711/
Daingkau679/
Donkoyah676/
Dankayou675/
Dhaankaa673/
Dankhead673/
Dangkawe673/
Dangkhoa672/
Daungkay671/
Deinkiya671/
Dankoush671/
Dankaiah671/
Daungkai671/

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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
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  • 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 Dankuya
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