Dankwe Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dankwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dankwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria771:2,300,55577,632

Dankwe (10) may also be a first name.

Dankwe Last Name Facts

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

Dankwe is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dankwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,152,526th most frequent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dankwe reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name on earth, held by 10 people.

The last name Dankwe is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 2,300,555. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Kaduna, where 97 percent are found, Gombe, where 1 percent are found and Kano, where 1 percent are found.

Dankwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (95%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dankwer921/
Dankwa8317,525/
Dangwe83670/
Donkwe831/
Dankue831/
Dankwaa77358/
Dhangwe7721/
Dankwai7719/
Dankwoi7715/
Dankoue773/
Dangwei772/
Damngwe771/
Dankwaai711/
Dangwech711/
Dankwaya711/
Dangbe672,053/
Dangue671,295/
Dangwa671,250/
Danque671,249/
Dongwe67728/
Donkwa674/
Dankui673/
Domkwe672/
Donkue672/
Dangve672/
Dangwé671/
Danqwa671/
Dankwaidt670/

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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 Dankwe
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