Dansokoto Surname
Approximately 263 people bear this surname
Dansokoto Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 262 | 1:676,117 | 31,456 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Dansokoto (82) may also be a first name.
Dansokoto Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dansokoto Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dansokoto is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dansokoto? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 980,795th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 27,709,300 people. The last name Dansokoto occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dansokoto live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,060,447th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 82 people.
Dansokoto is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 262 people, or 1 in 676,117. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kaduna, where 30 percent live, Jigawa, where 14 percent live and Bauchi, where 12 percent live. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Sokoto | 95 | 130 | / |
| Dan-Sokoto | 95 | 2 | / |
| Dansokkoto | 95 | 1 | / |
| Dansakoto | 89 | 2 | / |
| Dansougoto | 84 | 1 | / |
| Danswakoto | 84 | 1 | / |
| Dan Sokato | 84 | 1 | / |
| Densokot | 82 | 1 | / |
| Dansou-Coto | 80 | 1 | / |
| Danscot | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dansakwato | 74 | 14 | / |
| Danusukoti | 74 | 5 | / |
| Dansougodo | 74 | 2 | / |
| Deans-Coote | 70 | 12 | / |
| Dan Sakoita | 70 | 1 | / |
| Danssougodo | 70 | 1 | / |
| Dan Sakwato | 70 | 1 | / |
| Dansakkwato | 70 | 1 | / |
| Dhanusakoti | 70 | 1 | / |
| Donsikhot | 67 | 60 | / |
| Dan Sakkwato | 67 | 15 | / |
| Danaskody | 67 | 4 | / |
| Damsakota | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doumsakota | 53 | 2 | / |
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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 Dansokoto
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