Dantani Surname

7,347th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77,258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Dantani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dantani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India65,8551:11,648956
Nigeria10,7931:16,4131,590
Niger5191:36,9792,023
Benin411:252,08822,137
Japan131:9,834,17645,186
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England31:18,572,686338,250
France21:33,211,361423,184
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Dantani (15,450) may also be a first name.

Dantani Last Name Facts

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

Dantani (Hindi: दंतानी, Marathi: दंतानी, Oriya: ଦାନି) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dantani? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,347th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 94,327 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 85 percent of Dantani live; 85 percent live in South Asia and 85 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Dantani is also the 45,449th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 15,450 people.

This last name is most prevalent in India, where it is held by 65,855 people, or 1 in 11,648. In India it is most prevalent in: Gujarat, where 99 percent are found, Maharashtra, where 1 percent are found and Odisha, where 0 percent are found. Besides India this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 14 percent are found and Niger, where 1 percent are found.

Dantani Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Muslim (80%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dantani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dantani in the Marathi language
दंतानीdantani76.71
दंताणीdantani10.15
दन्तानीdantani2.16
दनतानीdanatani1.66
देतानीdetani1.66
दानतानीdanatani1.33
आनंदananda0.83
दंतािनdantaina0.5
डंतानीdantani0.33
दंानीdamani0.33
दन्ताणीdantani0.33
डंटानीdantani0.33
दांनतानीdannatani0.33
दतांनीdatanni0.33
दाताणीdatani0.17
दंताणेdantane0.17
दातांनीdatanni0.17
दान्तानीdantani0.17
दांतानीdantani0.17
डानतानीdanatani0.17
दणतािनdanataina0.17
Dantani in the Hindi language
दंतानीdantani54.55
दन्तानीdantani36.36
दनतानीdanatani9.09
Dantani in the Oriya language
ଦାନିdani53.85
ନୀni23.08
ଦାନୀdani7.69
ଣିni7.69
ଡାାନୀdaani7.69

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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
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