Dinnah Surname

778,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 364 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Grenada

Dinnah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dinnah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2271:780,36535,035
Indonesia731:1,811,633116,472
Grenada251:4,341571
Kenya181:2,565,55037,160
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
England21:27,859,030389,889
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
France11:66,422,722504,397
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Dinnah (12,040) may also be a first name.

Dinnah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dinnah is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dinnah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 778,856th most widespread family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 20,020,731 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Dinnah live; 63 percent live in West Africa and 62 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dinnah is also the 54,027th most commonly occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 12,040 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 227 people, or 1 in 780,365. In Nigeria Dinnah is primarily found in: Abia, where 47 percent reside, Rivers, where 35 percent reside and Benue, where 8 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 20 percent reside and Grenada, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dinnahy920/
Dinna91614/
Dinnat83226/
Dienna83173/
Dionna8381/
Dennah8347/
Dhinna839/
Dinnay837/
Dinnoh836/
Dinnaa836/
Dinnea835/
Duinna834/
Dingna833/
Dynnah832/
Dinnas832/
Dimnna831/
Dnna8018/
Dnah808/
Dennahy7768/
Dionnga7747/
Dionnau7722/
Dingnat773/
Dhimnah771/
Dennash770/
Dinneau770/
Dennahe770/
Denna732,157/
Dinno73537/
Dimna73221/
Dynna73180/
Dhnna7317/
Dnash731/
Dnnai731/
Dnnaa731/
Dhnah731/
Dionneau7176/
Dennahey7129/
Dennahay714/
Dinnoo67405/
Dennai67292/
Dinney67248/
Dienno67234/
Dna67213/
Dennay67147/
Dhimna6737/
Daenna6724/
Duunna6715/
Dennau679/
Dennas676/
Dinnos676/
Dennoh675/
Deenna673/
Dionno673/
Dinnou672/
Dennat672/
Dnaish672/
Dennga672/
Desnna671/
Dinngo671/
Dinnuo671/
Dnasch671/
Dnnatt671/
Dhinno671/
Dennea671/
Dengna671/
Dehnna671/
Dingno671/
Duenna671/
Dhnath671/
Dimnay671/
Dennaa670/
Deunna670/

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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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  • 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 Dinnah
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