Dantanka Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Dantanka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dantanka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Dantanka (10) may also be a first name.

Dantanka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dantanka occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dantanka? popularity and diffusion

Dantanka is the 6,723,624th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dantanka are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 10 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Dantanka is mostly concentrated in: Sokoto, where 71 percent are found, Kebbi, where 14 percent are found and Zamfara, where 14 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 13 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
  • 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 Dantanka
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