Dantaye Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Dantaye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dantaye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Dantaye (6) may also be a first name.

Dantaye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dantaye has its highest incidence in Niger. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dantaye? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most common surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Dantaye is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dantaye reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dantaye is also the 4,967,096th most frequently used forename in the world It is held by 6 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Niger, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 9,596,008. In Niger it is mostly concentrated in: Dosso Region, where 50 percent reside and Zinder Region, where 50 percent reside. Other than Niger this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 25 percent reside and Nigeria, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dantayye932/
Dantay92280/
Dantye9247/
Dantae922/
Dantaweye881/
Dantayi86161/
Dantiye86101/
Dantayu8677/
Dantyie8640/
Dantaya869/
Danthay864/
Daintye863/
Dontaye862/
Daintay861/
Dahntay861/
Dantaje861/
Dantayo861/
Deantae861/
Dantiyei8035/
Dantawey805/
Dantajae801/
Dantayat801/
Deuntaye801/
Dantey77477/
Dantai7771/
Dantie7762/
Dantee7748/
Dontay7718/
Dantaa7711/
Dontae7710/
Danteu776/
Dantaj772/
Dantei772/
Dantau772/
Damtay771/
Dantea771/
Danthayha752/
Dantiya7151/
Daintau7132/
Dohntay7126/
Dantaux7115/
Dahntee7111/
Dantaji716/
Dantoja716/
Damtaya714/
Damtawe713/
Danthee712/
Dontawe711/
Danntai711/
Dhantei711/
Deuntay711/
Dantioa711/
Danttey711/
Donthay711/
Dantiyo711/
Dantaud711/
Dayntee711/
Dontaya711/
Dauntey710/
Dhanteja677/
Dantojee674/
Deanttee672/
Danteyoh671/

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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 Dantaye
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