Dah Surname

4,089th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137,362 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Dah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast72,8261:31739
Burkina Faso34,8191:52777
Jordan8,2611:1,070156
Benin5,3961:1,915237
Mauritania5,2181:785107
Cameroon1,4961:13,8831,901
Ghana1,3161:20,5322,529
Yemen1,1961:22,0952,277
Pakistan9551:187,0624,675
Iran9271:82,8298,415
Egypt6711:137,01310,788
Morocco5791:59,5449,923
Algeria5011:77,10912,247
Indonesia4871:271,55924,530
Malaysia4301:68,5915,023
Nigeria4031:439,56022,574
Mali3871:43,8481,206
France3011:220,67334,242
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Liberia1991:22,1532,181
United States1861:1,948,704125,871
India1331:5,767,409137,347
Senegal1151:126,7771,168
Papua New Guinea471:173,48324,058
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Niger221:872,36419,806
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
Afghanistan141:2,296,65615,575
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Tunisia101:61,0637,682
England101:5,571,806158,774
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Dah (23,081) may also be a first name.

Dah Last Name Facts

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

Dah (Arabic: دح, Bengali: ডঃ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﺍﻩ, Hindi: दाह, Marathi: दाह, Oriya: ଡଃ) occurs in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Dah click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dah is the 4,089th most common surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 53,054 people. The last name Dah occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Dah are found; 87 percent are found in West Africa and 78 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dah is also the 33,932nd most widespread first name in the world It is held by 23,081 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 72,826 people, or 1 in 317. In The Ivory Coast it is most frequent in: Zanzan District, where 53 percent are found, Montagnes District, where 13 percent are found and Bas-Sassandra District, where 12 percent are found. Besides The Ivory Coast this last name is found in 80 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 25 percent are found and Jordan, where 6 percent are found.

Dah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dah surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dah earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 81.31% less than the national average, earning R 44,412 per year; in United States they earn 23.12% less than the national average, earning $33,172 USD per year and in Canada they earn 49.04% less than the national average, earning $25,316 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dash86326,873/
Dahy8615,298/
Daha8612,140/
Dach862,291/
Dauh862,024/
Dahu862,004/
Daah861,344/
Daih86343/
Dhah86287/
Dadh86270/
Daph86105/
Dahj8646/
Ddah8633/
Dahh8613/
Dayh8610/
D'Ah862/
Tdah862/
da H862/
Dahz861/
Dajh861/
Hdah861/
Da80153,886/
Dasht753,192/
Daish752,300/
Dahay75856/
Dhadh75682/
Daich75655/
Dahah75640/
Dauch75599/
Dahaa75587/
Hdach75579/
Daysh75566/
Dahaï75482/
D'ath75363/
Dahiy75317/
Dahai75288/
Dahey75277/
Deach75200/
Dhaph75138/
Daash75127/
Dahaj75126/
Daych75109/
Daush7558/
Daňha7554/
Dahii7551/
Dadsh7551/
Dhaha7546/
Dauhs7529/
Dahij7526/
Daheu7526/
Dhash7524/
Datch7523/
Ddaha7519/
Dashh7516/
Dhayh7516/
Daudh7514/
Dahys7514/
Datth7511/
Dahgi7511/
Dahyi7510/
Dahau759/
Dajch759/
Daaha758/
Dachh757/
Dahei756/
Dahuh756/
Dashd755/
Deash754/
Dahás754/
Dathh754/
Hdahd754/
Dashs753/
Dassh753/
Ddash753/
Dhauh753/
Dahhy753/
Dacht753/
Daach753/
Daijh753/
Dahtt753/
Dasdh752/
Dahøj752/
Dhahu751/
Daahd751/
Dahth751/
Dajhe751/
Dauph751/
Hdajh751/
Ddadh751/
Dajsh751/
Daajh751/
Dhahy751/
da He751/
Daaah751/
Daszh751/
Dazch750/
Das6712,401,897/
Dai674,941,711/
Dad67463,053/
Day67264,068/
Dau67183,025/
Dağ6775,898/
Dat6740,788/
Doh6730,615/
Daş6715,324/
Dea6713,620/
Doa6712,761/
Dha679,182/
Dho675,215/
Daz674,413/
Daa674,100/
Daj673,150/
Dap671,452/
Dahait67945/
Hda67773/
Datsch67663/
Daitch67475/
Dda67329/
Dhaish67284/
Dahass67208/
Daasch67193/
D'Eath67152/
Daï6795/
Dhahad6769/
Dahais6768/
Daß6755/
Dautch6738/
D'A6732/
Daitsh6724/
Daš6724/
Daî6721/
Dga6720/
Déa6720/
Tda6719/
Daheye6715/
Dhaudh6715/
Ddahat6712/
Dahaha6710/
Dashsh679/
Dhaich679/
Daahiy678/
Dahaja677/
Daç677/
Dhaiph674/
Hdadch674/
Dahaas672/
Dahays672/
Daahat672/
Dhahiy672/
Daí672/
Dashtt672/
Daahaa672/
Dahadh671/
Dhaash671/
Dhahaa671/
Daasht671/
Dahaad671/
Dahaai671/
Dahaat671/
Dahayt671/
Daheit671/
Dahyds671/
Deasch671/
Deauch671/
Dattch671/
Dauchd671/
Dausht671/
Daysch671/
Ddhash671/
Daijhe671/
Ïda671/
Daì671/
Dea'th671/
Dashch671/
Dascht671/
Dahaah671/
Dahaih671/
Daicht671/
Daahie671/
D'Aish671/
Dáa671/
Dhahah671/
Dhahai671/
Dhô671/
Dauhpp671/
Daschs671/
Dadshh671/
Dahowa671/
Dahsht671/
Dahsth671/
Daaath671/
Dhaydh671/
Deatch670/
Dausth670/
Dauchz670/
Dahaie670/
Deaths670/

Dah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﺍﻩaldah97.06
ﺩﺍﻩdah1.95
ﺍﺩﺍﻩadah0.27
ﺍﻟﺪﺡaldh0.13
ﺩﺡdh0.09
ﺍﻟﺪﻩaldh0.09
ﺩﺍﻫﻲdahy0.07
ﺍﺩﺡadh0.04
ﺩﻩdh0.04
ﺍﺩﻩadh0.04
ﺩﺍﺡdah0.02
ﺩﺍﻫﻰdahy0.02
ﺩﺍﻫﺎdaha0.02
Dah in the Oriya language
ଡଃdah65.05
ଡାଃdah22.01
ଡ଼ଃrah7.44
ଡ଼ାଃrah3.24
Dah in the Marathi language
दाहdaha55.17
डाहd'aha41.38
दहdaha3.45
Dah in the Hindi language
दाहdaha50
दहdaha50
Dah in the Bengali language
ডঃdah43.48
ডাঃdah30.43
দহdaha17.39
ডঃাdaha6.52
দাহdaha2.17
Dah in the Arabic language
دحdh-
عداهdah-
دعهdh-
ضحdh-
عضهdh-
دؤهdwh-
عدهdh-
داهdah-
ضيهdyh-
دهdh-

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