Danstan Surname

246,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,610 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Danstan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Danstan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,4701:36,0154,207
Papua New Guinea871:93,72112,528
Solomon Islands161:36,2527,281
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
India91:85,229,487684,495
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Danstan (4,875) may also be a first name.

Danstan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Danstan occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Danstan? popularity and diffusion

Danstan is the 246,967th most widespread surname on earth, held by around 1 in 4,526,426 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Danstan live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 97,761st most prevalent forename at a global level It is held by 4,875 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,470 people, or 1 in 36,015. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kagera Region, where 38 percent reside, Kigoma Region, where 22 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 1 percent reside.

Danstan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Danstan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Danstan last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Danstand934/
Dansttan934/
Danstant931/
Danston8627/
Donstan8611/
D'Anstaing8220/
Danstone8063/
Daynston801/
Danchthan754/
Danshtein751/
Donston71185/
Dancton719/
Domstan710/
Domstand671/
Daimston670/
Deinstein636/
Domston570/
Domstein5326/

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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 Danstan
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