Dansala Surname

140,330th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Dansala Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dansala Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad2,1181:6,417936
Cameroon9471:21,9312,997
Nigeria1141:1,553,88458,636
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dansala (1,241) may also be a first name.

Dansala Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dansala is found most frequently in Chad. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dansala? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 140,330th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,290,961 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dansala live; 79 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Chadic Africa. Dansala is also the 224,316th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 1,241 people.

This last name is most numerous in Chad, where it is carried by 2,118 people, or 1 in 6,417. Apart from Chad Dansala occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 30 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Dansala
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis