Dantata is a surname occurring in Nigeria. Notable people with the surname include:

Alhassan Dantata (1877–1955), Nigerian businessman and philanthropist Aminu Dantata (1931–2025), Nigerian businessman and philanthropist, son of Alhassan Mahmud Dantata (1922–1983), Nigerian businessman and politician, son of Alhassan Sanusi Dantata (c. 1919–1997), Nigerian entrepreneur, son of Alhassan

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