Dahil Surname

347,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,053 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Dahil Surname Definition:

Ó Dathail This name is on record in central Munster from very early times. SIF 49

Dahil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines6381:158,68126,169
Bulgaria1081:64,6194,223
Turkey1061:734,16436,999
Nigeria641:2,767,85688,308
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Algeria71:5,518,79351,529
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
India61:127,844,230863,365
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
England41:13,929,515290,718
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385

Dahil (677) may also be a first name.

Dahil Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Dathail This name is on record in central Munster from very early times. SIF 49

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Dahil Last Name Facts

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

Dahil (Arabic: ضاهيل, Hindi: दहिला) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dahil? popularity and diffusion

Dahil is the 347,156th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,920,746 people. The last name Dahil is mostly found in Asia, where 74 percent of Dahil reside; 63 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 60 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 318,411th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 677 people.

This last name is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is held by 638 people, or 1 in 158,681. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Central Visayas, where 49 percent reside, Central Luzon, where 16 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 12 percent reside. Outside of The Philippines this last name is found in 25 countries. It is also common in Bulgaria, where 10 percent reside and Turkey, where 10 percent reside.

Dahil Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Dahil earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.89% more than the national average, earning $47,850 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dahill91836/
Dahiel9125/
Dajhil913/
Dhahil911/
Daahil911/
Dahiol911/
Dahyil911/
Dhahile831/
Daehill830/
Deahill830/
Dahel802,512/
Dehil80173/
Dohil8087/
Daeil8053/
Dağil8018/
Doail808/
Deail803/
Dahilova7746/
Douahiel771/
Dohail733,234/
Daňhel73455/
Douail7310/
Dajhel739/
Dehill738/
Deaile738/
Dahell735/
Dauhel734/
Dehiel734/
Dohoil732/
Dhahel732/
Daheal732/
Daoile731/
Dauiel731/
Daijel731/
Dgahel731/
Dohilh731/
Daiiel731/
Dayiel731/
Dohill731/
Doohil730/
Dael676,314/
Daél679/
Doaille673/
Deehill672/
Dajgiel671/
Dauilhe671/
Dahelle671/
Doohill670/

Dahil Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dahil in the Hindi language
दहिलाdahila25
दहिलdahila25
डाहिलd'ahila25
दहीलdahila25
Dahil in the Arabic language
ضاهيلdahyl-

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