Dantanin Surname

389,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 910 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Dantanin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dantanin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7181:246,71714,287
Niger1881:102,0854,171
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Dantanin (374) may also be a first name.

Dantanin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dantanin is most common in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dantanin? popularity and diffusion

Dantanin is the 389,400th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 8,008,292 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dantanin reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 79 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 448,725th most common first name on earth It is held by 374 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 718 people, or 1 in 246,717. In Nigeria Dantanin is primarily concentrated in: Zamfara, where 54 percent are found, Sokoto, where 38 percent are found and Kebbi, where 4 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 21 percent are found and India, where 0 percent are found.

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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
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  • 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 Dantanin
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