Dahan Surname
Approximately 49,487 people bear this surname
Dahan Surname User-submission:
Dahan is a Jewish (north African) surname, which comes from the Arabic word dahhān (دهّان), meaning 'oil dealer'.
Dahan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 20,555 | 1:416 | 6 |
| Yemen | 8,729 | 1:3,027 | 464 |
| France | 5,224 | 1:12,715 | 1,266 |
| Philippines | 3,161 | 1:32,027 | 4,692 |
| Morocco | 2,079 | 1:16,583 | 2,522 |
| Syria | 1,491 | 1:12,945 | 1,070 |
| United States | 1,468 | 1:246,907 | 23,520 |
| Malaysia | 1,323 | 1:22,293 | 2,043 |
| Thailand | 812 | 1:86,993 | 12,003 |
| Saudi Arabia | 755 | 1:40,869 | 6,011 |
| Lebanon | 554 | 1:10,175 | 1,528 |
| Canada | 486 | 1:75,814 | 8,549 |
| Egypt | 427 | 1:215,306 | 15,336 |
| Turkey | 339 | 1:229,562 | 16,285 |
| Iraq | 304 | 1:115,203 | 3,308 |
| Algeria | 182 | 1:212,261 | 24,678 |
| England | 135 | 1:412,726 | 28,150 |
| Argentina | 118 | 1:362,232 | 28,200 |
| Indonesia | 117 | 1:1,130,335 | 81,024 |
| Spain | 105 | 1:445,257 | 23,393 |
| Brazil | 104 | 1:2,058,407 | 65,034 |
| Mauritania | 99 | 1:41,362 | 3,165 |
| Ivory Coast | 93 | 1:248,078 | 9,899 |
| Belgium | 92 | 1:124,964 | 18,228 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Netherlands | 56 | 1:301,557 | 35,980 |
| Australia | 55 | 1:490,831 | 37,357 |
| India | 48 | 1:15,980,529 | 256,885 |
| Sweden | 48 | 1:205,141 | 14,201 |
| Libya | 36 | 1:173,444 | 826 |
| Iran | 32 | 1:2,399,454 | 79,639 |
| Switzerland | 30 | 1:273,764 | 22,252 |
| South Africa | 25 | 1:2,167,108 | 94,352 |
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | 1:339,738 | 45,241 |
| Afghanistan | 22 | 1:1,461,508 | 12,026 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| Luxembourg | 20 | 1:29,027 | 5,175 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Denmark | 18 | 1:313,595 | 22,770 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Tunisia | 14 | 1:43,616 | 6,025 |
| Ukraine | 14 | 1:3,251,621 | 182,804 |
| China | 13 | 1:105,178,582 | 5,529 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 1:13,741,837 | 58,392 |
| Czechia | 12 | 1:886,122 | 73,425 |
| Venezuela | 12 | 1:2,517,006 | 28,211 |
| Northern Ireland | 12 | 1:153,753 | 8,250 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Jordan | 10 | 1:884,244 | 15,916 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Dahan (7,042) may also be a first name.
Dahan Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Dahan is a Jewish (north African) surname, which comes from the Arabic word dahhān (دهّان), meaning 'oil dealer'.
- Forebears.io Manual SubmissionsDahan Demographics
Average Male Dahan Height
173.88 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Dahan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dahan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dahan (Arabic: ضن, Bengali: দহন, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺣﺎﻥ, Hindi: दहन, Marathi: दहन, Oriya: ଦହନ) occurs more in Israel more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dahan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 11,352nd most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 147,262 people. Dahan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 78 percent of Dahan are found; 66 percent are found in West Asia and 42 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. Dahan is also the 77,259th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 7,042 people.
The last name Dahan is most numerous in Israel, where it is carried by 20,555 people, or 1 in 416. In Israel it is mostly found in: Southern District, where 24 percent live, Central District, where 19 percent live and Northern District, where 19 percent live. Without taking into account Israel this surname exists in 89 countries. It is also common in Yemen, where 18 percent live and France, where 11 percent live.
Dahan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Dahan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dahan last name grew 18,350 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Dahan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Dahan last name is chiefly Druze (58%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Dahan are 43.4% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.63% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Dahan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 105.92% more than the national average, earning R 489,336 per year; in United States they earn 21.3% more than the national average, earning $52,341 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.44% more than the national average, earning $57,356 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dahan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dahan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﺣﺎﻥ | dhan | 91.8 |
| ﺩﻫﺎﻥ | dhan | 3.28 |
| ﺍﻟﺪﺣﺎﻥ | aldhan | 1.64 |
| ﺩﺣﻤﺎﻥ | dhman | 1.64 |
| Dahan in the Bengali language | ||
| দহন | dahana | 88.24 |
| দাহন | dahana | 5.88 |
| দহনকুমার | dahanakumara | 5.88 |
| Dahan in the Oriya language | ||
| ଦହନ | dahana | 81.43 |
| ଦାହାନ | dahana | 13.57 |
| ଡହନ | dahana | 0.71 |
| ଦାହାନ୍ | dahan | 0.71 |
| ଦଅନ | da'ana | 0.71 |
| ଦାହନ | dahana | 0.71 |
| Dahan in the Hindi language | ||
| दहन | dahana | 71.79 |
| दाहन | dahana | 25.64 |
| दहाना | dahana | 2.56 |
| Dahan in the Marathi language | ||
| दहन | dahana | 50 |
| हाण | hana | 20 |
| खान | khana | 10 |
| दाहन | dahana | 10 |
| दहान | dahana | 10 |
| Dahan in the Arabic language | ||
| ضن | dn | - |
| دهّان | dhan | - |
| داهان | dahan | - |
| دهان | dhan | - |
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