Dontia Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Dontia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 14 | 1:1,370,858 | 28,349 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Dontia (88) may also be a first name.
Dontia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dontia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dontia occurs in Niger more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dontia? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dontia is the 4,908,606th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dontia reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Dontia is also the 1,017,994th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 88 people.
The last name Dontia is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 1,370,858. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Dosso Region, where 86 percent are found, Diffa Region, where 7 percent are found and Tillabéri Region, where 7 percent are found. Barring Niger this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 6 percent are found and Cameroon, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dontiay | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dantia | 83 | 79 | / |
| Dontio | 83 | 58 | / |
| Dontea | 83 | 41 | / |
| Dontya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dountio | 77 | 1,243 | / |
| Dauntia | 77 | 6 | / |
| Dontios | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dantioa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Deuntia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Donthea | 77 | 0 | / |
| Dhauntia | 71 | 5 | / |
| Dantaiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dounthio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dountiop | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dantio | 67 | 66 | / |
| Dantya | 67 | 31 | / |
| Duntja | 67 | 17 | / |
| Damtia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dhaunntia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Duntea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dantea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doumtio | 62 | 6 | / |
| Dhantya | 62 | 5 | / |
| Dantijo | 62 | 4 | / |
| Damthia | 62 | 1 | / |
| Dantayya | 57 | 1 | / |
| Dantyo | 50 | 42 | / |
| Danteo | 50 | 9 | / |
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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 Dontia
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