Danso Surname

5,993rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94,152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Danso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Danso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana82,1561:32935
Gambia5,5871:34478
Senegal2,0881:6,982313
Guinea1,3921:8,501309
United States7551:480,07840,678
England7211:77,2798,706
Spain2851:164,04211,860
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
France1391:477,86167,615
Nigeria1261:1,405,89554,600
Canada1201:307,04728,331
South Africa781:694,58649,962
Cameroon571:364,37032,302
Benin431:240,36321,480
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Ivory Coast211:1,098,63025,989
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Norway131:395,56035,657
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Guinea-Bissau91:192,002129
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Iceland81:47,5113,734
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Swaziland41:324,550996
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
China21:683,660,78330,601
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

The alternate forms: Dansó (2) are calculated separately.

Danso (5,170) may also be a first name.

Danso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Danso (Hindi: दन्सो, Russian: Дансо) is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Dansó. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Danso? popularity and diffusion

The last name Danso is the 5,993rd most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 77,402 people. Danso is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Danso live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Danso is also the 94,213th most prevalent forename internationally, borne by 5,170 people.

This last name is most widely held in Ghana, where it is borne by 82,156 people, or 1 in 329. Not including Ghana it occurs in 67 countries. It is also found in The Gambia, where 6 percent reside and Senegal, where 2 percent reside.

Danso Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Danso surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Danso earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 34.1% less than the national average, earning 228,069 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 242.62% more than the national average, earning R 814,200 per year; in United States they earn 2.83% less than the national average, earning $41,929 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.58% more than the national average, earning $50,468 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dansó932/
Dansou9137,621/
Dansoa911,698/
Dansoh91989/
Dansot9162/
Dansso9136/
Dansco9112/
Dansoy917/
Dansod914/
Dansio914/
Deanso913/
Dannso912/
Dansho912/
Dansoo912/
Dainso911/
D'Anso911/
Dhanso911/
Danszo911/
Dansoi911/
Danssou831,544/
Danscoi8313/
Danshoa833/
Dhansoi832/
Danïsso831/
Dahnsjo831/
Dansous831/
Danshjo831/
Dansoud831/
Danscoy830/
Danshoo830/
Dansa804,019/
Danzo801,822/
Danjo801,043/
Donso80888/
Danco80489/
Damso8030/
Danxo801/
Danço801/
Daanshjo7731/
Dacensio7711/
Dasensio772/
Deasenso771/
Danjou733,435/
Damsou731,197/
Dancho73534/
Dangio73523/
Dandjo73339/
Danzos73185/
Deanzo73169/
Dansia73142/
Danzas73125/
Danjos73110/
Danjoy7392/
Danzoy7354/
Dhansa7345/
Danças7343/
Dansaa7341/
Danzot7339/
Dansah7324/
Dansha7316/
Danjot7315/
Donsou7314/
Donsop7312/
Donsoy7311/
Damsio738/
Danzou738/
Danjas737/
Deinso736/
Danjoi735/
Danzio735/
Dansau735/
Dainsa735/
Dancou735/
Donsot734/
D'Anjo734/
Danjoo732/
Dansad732/
Dhanzo732/
Dansat732/
Danseu732/
Dainco731/
Daunsa731/
Tdanzo731/
Donsoh731/
Donsso731/
Daãoso731/
Danzoa731/
Danzoz731/
Danzòs731/
Danzós731/
Danssa731/
Deanjo731/
Dansaz731/
Deansa730/
Dascensio719/
D'asensio714/
D'acensio713/
D'ascenso713/
Daitensou711/
D'Anjou671,605/
D'Angio67781/
Danjoux67711/
Donscoi6783/
Danzoss6762/
Dhanjoy6755/
Deangio6747/
Dacenzo6742/
Dansaut6728/
Deanjou6715/
D'Ascensio6710/
Dhanjoi6710/
Dansaha679/
Dheansa677/
Dasinjo677/
D'Anjoy677/
Danggio676/
Damssou675/
Dhanjod674/
Dasenzo674/
Dansheu674/
Donssou674/
Damsood674/
Dantjou673/
Dandjou673/
Danchop673/
Danchou672/
Danzhou672/
Dhanjoo671/
Dangioa671/
Dannsah671/
Donsuoh671/
Danshat671/
Deanzio671/
Dahnsjó671/
Dainsat671/
Dainzoo671/
Danjodt671/
Danchot671/
Dhonsou671/
Dounsou671/
Dansaah671/
Dainezo671/
Dangias671/
Donshop670/

Danso Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Danso in the Hindi language
दन्सोdanso-
Danso in the Russian language
Дансоdanso-

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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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  • 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 Danso
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