Distribution
Dangote surname distribution
About 516 people worldwide carry the surname Dangote. Roughly 98% of them live in Nigeria.
- How many people have the surname Dangote?
- About 516 worldwide, according to Forebears estimates.
- Where is the surname Dangote most common?
- Nigeria, with about 504 bearers. No other country has more than five.
- Is Dangote a Kenyan, Ghanaian or Tanzanian surname?
- No bearers are recorded in Kenya, Ghana or Tanzania. More below.
Nigeria accounts for about 504 of 516 bearers (97.7%). England has about 5. Every other country has 1.
By country
| Country | Estimated bearers | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 504 | 97.7% |
| England | 5 | 1.0% |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 0.2% |
| Cameroon | 1 | 0.2% |
| Iceland | 1 | 0.2% |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 0.2% |
| Russia | 1 | 0.2% |
| United States | 1 | 0.2% |
| Wales | 1 | 0.2% |
| Total | 516 | 100% |
Source: Forebears surname estimates. Forebears lists England, Wales and Northern Ireland separately, and this table follows its practice.
How rare is Dangote?
Very rare. With about 516 bearers in a world population of a little over 8 billion, roughly one person in 16 million carries the name. Even in Nigeria, with a population of around 230 million, the figure is about one person in 450,000.
Within Nigeria
We have not found a published state-by-state breakdown for this surname. Published biographies place the best-documented Dangote family in Kano. We would welcome any documented regional data. See corrections and contributions.
Kenya, Ghana and Tanzania
Forebears records no bearers of the surname Dangote in Kenya, Ghana or Tanzania. Outside Nigeria, the only African countries with a recorded bearer are Burkina Faso and Cameroon, with one each.
| Country | Recorded bearers |
|---|---|
| Kenya | 0 |
| Ghana | 0 |
| Tanzania | 0 |
A count of zero means no bearer appears in the records Forebears draws on. It does not prove that nobody in these countries has the name. A person may have moved recently, or their records may not be indexed. This site uses a Kenyan .ke address, but that does not indicate any connection between the surname and Kenya.
Reading these numbers
- They are estimates. Surname counts for Nigeria are modelled from public records, directories and other sources, not taken from a census of surnames.
- Small numbers are fragile. A count of one or five can change when a single family moves or a record is added.
- Spelling matters. Bearers recorded as Dangoti, Dan Gote or Dan-Gote are not included. See variants.
Sources
- Forebears, “Dangote Surname”, forebears.io/surnames/dangote. Figures as published at the time of the last update.