Dindayi Surname

389,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 910 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Dindayi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dindayi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8831:59,9576,439
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818

Dindayi (187) may also be a first name.

Dindayi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dindayi is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dindayi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dindayi is the 389,400th most commonly held last name globally, held by around 1 in 8,008,292 people. The last name Dindayi is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dindayi live; 97 percent live in East Africa and 97 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 665,130th most prevalent forename at a global level, held by 187 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 883 people, or 1 in 59,957. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Simiyu Region, where 91 percent reside, Mwanza Region, where 8 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 0 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dindai92188/
Dinday92163/
Dindaya863/
Dindaye862/
Dindaitė8055/
Dhindaya8039/
Dhindhai803/
Dhindaie801/
Dindey7717/
Dindoi7712/
Dindui779/
Dindie778/
Dindea774/
Dendai774/
Dindoy773/
Denday772/
Dindau771/
Dimday771/
Dindye771/
Dindoa771/
Dynday771/
Dindaud7136/
Dindaha7111/
Dhindaa718/
Dindiya714/
Diondie712/
Duindoy711/
Dindead711/
Dindhau711/
Dindois711/
Dhendai711/
Dindoyo711/
Diondey711/
Dindault67168/
Dhindiya672/
Dendayad671/
Dhinduja671/
Dhendaya671/

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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 Dindayi
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis