Dansoah Surname
Approximately 278 people bear this surname
Dansoah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Dansoah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dansoah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dansoah occurs more in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Dansoah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dansoah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 942,947th most numerous surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 26,214,194 people. The surname Dansoah is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dansoah are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Ghana, where it is borne by 277 people, or 1 in 97,548. Besides Ghana this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dansoa | 92 | 1,698 | / |
| Dansoho | 86 | 385 | / |
| Dansoaa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Danshoa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Dansaho | 86 | 1 | / |
| Danshoho | 80 | 8 | / |
| Danssoua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dansohoh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dansao | 77 | 58 | / |
| Danzoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Donsoua | 71 | 112 | / |
| Damsoho | 71 | 7 | / |
| Dandjoa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Dangioa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Damsoua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Danzoho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Danjoho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Danzoua | 71 | 1 | / |
| Donssoua | 67 | 16 | / |
| Danchoua | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dandjoua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dascensao | 63 | 9 | / |
| Dascenzoa | 63 | 1 | / |
| Donsao | 62 | 46 | / |
| Donjoa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Donzoa | 62 | 1 | / |
| Damsao | 62 | 1 | / |
| D'Ascensao | 59 | 20 | / |
| Deascensao | 59 | 9 | / |
| Danchao | 57 | 3 | / |
| Danzhao | 57 | 1 | / |
| Dangiao | 57 | 1 | / |
| Dascençao | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Dansoah
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis