Dansani Surname
Approximately 966 people bear this surname
Dansani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 642 | 1:275,923 | 15,656 |
| Burkina Faso | 209 | 1:87,809 | 2,965 |
| India | 105 | 1:7,305,385 | 159,213 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Dansani (466) may also be a first name.
Dansani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dansani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dansani is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dansani? popularity and diffusion
It is the 371,590th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,544,043 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Dansani are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 394,651st most commonly used given name worldwide, borne by 466 people.
The surname Dansani is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 642 people, or 1 in 275,923. In Nigeria Dansani is mostly found in: Sokoto, where 45 percent are found, Zamfara, where 28 percent are found and Jigawa, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 22 percent are found and India, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dansanni | 93 | 16 | / |
| Dainsani | 93 | 1 | / |
| Daansani | 93 | 1 | / |
| Dhanshani | 88 | 47 | / |
| Dansana | 86 | 1,723 | / |
| Danjani | 86 | 248 | / |
| Dansane | 86 | 7 | / |
| Donsani | 86 | 6 | / |
| Damsanit | 80 | 1,591 | / |
| Dhanjani | 80 | 390 | / |
| Danshana | 80 | 27 | / |
| Dansonni | 80 | 5 | / |
| Dhansana | 80 | 5 | / |
| Danzangi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Danchani | 80 | 2 | / |
| Dansanna | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dhansany | 80 | 1 | / |
| Damsanni | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dhanzani | 80 | 1 | / |
| Donsanoi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Danssonni | 75 | 5 | / |
| Dhanjhani | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dhanshana | 75 | 1 | / |
| Damjani | 71 | 327 | / |
| Danzana | 71 | 250 | / |
| Dansone | 71 | 23 | / |
| Danconi | 71 | 17 | / |
| Donzani | 71 | 15 | / |
| Dansona | 71 | 6 | / |
| Donsana | 71 | 5 | / |
| Damsane | 71 | 4 | / |
| Donjani | 71 | 2 | / |
| Dancane | 71 | 2 | / |
| Dounsanith | 71 | 1 | / |
| Damsany | 71 | 1 | / |
| Danzane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Danzoni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Domsanit | 67 | 29 | / |
| Dhamsane | 67 | 25 | / |
| Dainzoni | 67 | 21 | / |
| Danzaine | 67 | 14 | / |
| Doumsani | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dangiana | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dansonaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Danziana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dansouna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Damchani | 67 | 1 | / |
| Damjaniæ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Danchoni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Donsanjh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dansoune | 67 | 1 | / |
| Damsonit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dancanne | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Dansani
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