Al Dahshan Surname

411,077th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 849 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Palestine
Highest density in:
Palestine

Al Dahshan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Dahshan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Palestine5131:8,8671,821
Jordan2971:29,7733,788
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Al Dahshan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Al Dahshan occurs in Palestine more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Al Dahshan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Dahshan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 411,077th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 8,583,682 people. The surname Al Dahshan occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Al Dahshan are found; 99 percent are found in West Asia and 96 percent are found in Levant.

This surname is most widely held in Palestine, where it is held by 513 people, or 1 in 8,867. In Palestine Al Dahshan is most common in: Gaza Governorate, where 96 percent reside, Deir al-Balah Governorate, where 2 percent reside and Rafah Governorate, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Palestine this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Jordan, where 35 percent reside and Kuwait, where 3 percent reside.

Al Dahshan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Al Dahshan last name is chiefly Greek Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al-Dahshan906/
Al Dasan89780/
Al-Dahshaan864/
Al Daisan843/
Al Da'san841/
Al Dosan783/
Al Dasam782/
Al Dasen781/
Al Daisen745/
Al-Deshan741/
Al-Doshan741/
Al Daisem632/
Al-Dassam631/
Al Daseem631/
Al-Dasem561/

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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 Al Dahshan
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