Dachsel Surname

580,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 541 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dachsel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dachsel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4781:168,42119,868
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

The alternate forms: Dächsel (20) are calculated separately.

Dachsel Last Name Facts

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

Dachsel has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also appear as: Dächsel. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dachsel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 580,291st most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 13,470,510 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Dachsel reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 88 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 478 people, or 1 in 168,421. In Germany Dachsel is most frequent in: Saxony, where 52 percent live, Bavaria, where 11 percent live and Hamburg, where 7 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent live and Argentina, where 2 percent live.

Dachsel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dachsel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dachsel surname grew 175 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dachsel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dachsel are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% being registered with the party.

The amount Dachsel earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 3.57% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,077 per year and in United States they earn 13.77% less than the national average, earning $37,206 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dächsel9520/
Dachselt93127/
Daechsel9391/
Dachel92344/
Dacsel9224/
Dauchel86249/
Dagchel863/
Dachell860/
Dacel834/
Deichsel801,274/
Datchell801/
Dacshell800/
Dacsil77168/
Dadcel772/
Daciel772/
Dachil772/
Datsel771/
Daccel771/
Dascel771/
Daucel771/
Dochel771/
Deichesel751/
Deichel7126/
Dotchel7112/
Daiksel7111/
Dajksel712/
Dhachil712/
Dhaksel712/
Dakshel711/
Dazcell711/
Datcell710/
Dachill710/
Dazel67156/
Dacyl6773/
Docel6762/
Deitchel6730/
Dacil6714/
Deicshel675/
Dasciell672/
Deicksel671/
Dotschel671/
D'Achill671/
Daxel670/

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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 Dachsel
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