Dantama Surname
Approximately 127 people bear this surname
Dantama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 122 | 1:1,451,990 | 55,913 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Dantama (58) may also be a first name.
Dantama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dantama Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dantama occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Dantama click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dantama? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dantama is the 1,596,935th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Dantama reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dantama is also the 1,295,729th most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 58 people.
This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 1,451,990. In Nigeria Dantama is most prevalent in: Sokoto, where 46 percent reside, Zamfara, where 41 percent reside and Kano, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 3 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dantamma | 93 | 1 | / |
| Dantamah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Dantamau | 93 | 1 | / |
| Danthama | 93 | 1 | / |
| Dantamay | 93 | 1 | / |
| Dantaumma | 88 | 1 | / |
| Dantahama | 88 | 1 | / |
| Dantema | 86 | 25 | / |
| Dantami | 86 | 9 | / |
| Dantamo | 86 | 4 | / |
| Damtama | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dantoma | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dantouma | 80 | 3 | / |
| Donthama | 80 | 3 | / |
| Dantamou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dantomo | 71 | 14 | / |
| Dontema | 71 | 7 | / |
| Dantomio | 67 | 17 | / |
| Damtamou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Damtouma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dontomas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Damthamit | 63 | 4 | / |
| Donthomas | 63 | 2 | / |
| D'Antuomo | 63 | 1 | / |
| Dontomi | 57 | 3 | / |
| Domtouma | 53 | 1 | / |
| Damtoumi | 53 | 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 Dantama
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