Dachs Surname

139,553rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Dachs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dachs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,7781:45,2795,943
United States4201:862,99765,593
Spain3721:125,6789,687
Austria3421:24,8993,937
Australia1131:238,90022,291
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Argentina291:1,473,91182,038
France211:3,162,987209,042
Uruguay181:190,65315,539
Czechia151:708,89864,682
England121:4,643,172139,951
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Dachs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dachs has its highest incidence in Germany. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dachs? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 139,553rd most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,275,936 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Dachs live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 66 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 1,778 people, or 1 in 45,279. In Germany it is most common in: Bavaria, where 77 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 5 percent are found and Hesse, where 4 percent are found. Beside Germany it exists in 27 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Spain, where 12 percent are found.

Dachs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dachs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dachs surname increased 3,231 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dachs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dachs last name are 23.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 76.71% registered with the political party.

The amount Dachs earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 4.22% more than the national average, earning R 247,656 per year; in United States they earn 17.24% more than the national average, earning $50,588 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.79% less than the national average, earning $47,798 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dach892,291/
Dacs895/
Daiches8337/
Dajches8317/
Deaches833/
Dache802,457/
Daich80655/
Dauch80599/
Hdach80579/
Deach80200/
Dacks80127/
Daych80109/
Dajcs8072/
Datch8023/
Dakhs8011/
Dajch809/
Daics808/
Dachh807/
Dechs804/
Daqch804/
Dacht803/
Daach803/
Dascs802/
Dochs801/
Dacse801/
Dazch800/
Dachsová7710/
Dac752,916/
Daiche731,008/
Datche73725/
Datsch73663/
Daitch73475/
Dakhch73413/
Dakhsh73145/
Dauche7382/
Dautch7338/
Daache7313/
Dahach7312/
Daucks739/
Dhaich739/
Dackås736/
Hdadch734/
Dhache733/
Deache732/
Dochse731/
Dahyds731/
Deauch731/
Dattch731/
Dauchd731/
Dashch731/
Daicht731/
Dadche731/
Ddache731/
Deatch730/
Dauchz730/
Deaths730/
Daicks730/
Deacks730/
Deac678,037/
Daci676,866/
Dakh671,176/
Dats67956/
Dócs67447/
Doch67397/
Daks67290/
Dauksch67264/
Dacz67230/
Deatsch67180/
Daugsch67120/
Daitche6793/
Daic6780/
Dazh6777/
Dads6770/
Dachová6759/
Deiches6748/
Dajc6745/
Dachova6742/
Deackes6730/
Daqs6728/
Daitsch6717/
Dags6712/
Daykhes6710/
Dauc678/
Daatsch678/
Dayc675/
Dasx674/
Ddac674/
Docs673/
Datsche673/
Datc673/
Dahc673/
Dadshsh672/
Dadc672/
Dashche672/
Dhatths671/
Daheech671/
Dahz671/
Daikhes671/
Dajh671/
Dacx671/
Doyches671/
Dastsch671/
Daxs671/
Daidche671/
Dajtche671/
Deautch671/
Dachowa671/
Hddache671/
Daadche671/
Dhac671/
Datscht671/
Dautsch670/
Dacquch670/
Deastch670/
Dahacsh670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dachs
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