Dahl Surname

7,197th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78,862 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Dahl Surname Definition:

(Norwegian, German) Dweller in the valley.

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Dahl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States30,3201:11,9541,481
Norway13,1651:39120
Sweden8,3371:1,18195
Denmark7,7911:72545
Germany7,5591:10,6501,341
Canada2,9751:12,3851,833
Yemen2,3401:11,2931,364
Australia1,5601:17,3052,428
Finland8661:6,347989
Iraq7281:48,1071,951
England4331:128,67912,798
Iran2971:258,52719,315
South Africa2591:209,18022,201
Faroe Islands1971:24939
France1791:371,07755,233
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Syria1491:129,5373,601
Greenland1341:42175
Argentina1291:331,34426,182
Spain1201:389,60021,500
Poland1011:376,32441,288
Brazil991:2,162,36767,701
Thailand851:831,039133,417
New Zealand791:57,3219,018
Estonia691:19,1573,287
Jamaica671:42,8352,665
Singapore641:86,0583,478
Netherlands621:272,37433,874
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Switzerland531:154,96114,619
Malaysia331:893,76440,799
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Wales291:106,7088,358
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Northern Ireland221:83,8655,605
Israel211:407,50632,346
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Venezuela141:2,157,43425,468
Austria131:655,03358,041
India131:59,005,029552,550
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Guam121:13,3432,098
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
China111:124,301,9616,553
Iceland111:34,5542,447
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Palestine41:1,137,21216,054
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Liechtenstein21:19,1891,439
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malta11:430,2723,380
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England451:541,67528,673
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8671:26,8983,301

Dahl (851) may also be a first name.

Dahl Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Norwegian, German) Dweller in the valley.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

In Norway that it means something like small valley. Its probably related to the English word dale.

- anonymous submission

Dahl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dahl (Arabic: داهل) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dahl? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,197th most prevalent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 92,409 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Dahl reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 279,423rd most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 851 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 30,320 people, or 1 in 11,954. In The United States Dahl is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 17 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Washington, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Dahl is found in 104 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 17 percent live and Sweden, where 11 percent live.

Dahl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dahl has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dahl last name increased 1,624 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 962 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 2,900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 575 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dahl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dahl are 8.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.82% registered with the party.

The amount Dahl earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 1.28% more than the national average, earning 350,500 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 10.4% more than the national average, earning R 262,356 per year; in United States they earn 8.19% more than the national average, earning $46,682 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.16% less than the national average, earning $49,605 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dahal89143,053/
Dahul89414/
Ådahl89248/
Dahlø89151/
Daihl8990/
Dahll8949/
Dahyl8916/
D'Ahl894/
Dalhl891/
Dauhl891/
Dal86183,565/
Dachel80344/
Dhahal80299/
Dahall8013/
Dachil802/
Dahail802/
Dahlhe801/
Dahahl801/
Dhahlh801/
Dahald800/
Deahhl800/
Dale75110,611/
Dhal7579,768/
Deal7535,238/
Dall7518,884/
Dail756,612/
Daal756,060/
Daul753,712/
Dhol751,503/
Dohl75624/
Dayl75203/
Dalp7567/
Dalt7559/
Dalh7553/
Datl7542/
D'Al7531/
Dald7530/
Hdal7529/
Dasl7513/
Daël7513/
Ådal757/
Dalå756/
Dalì753/
Dalĺ752/
Tdal752/
Ddal751/
Dajl751/
Dauchel73249/
Dasshil73200/
Dhahale7343/
Daschil7336/
Dahaale7333/
Dahlová735/
Dhachil732/
Daahaal731/
Dahalhe731/
Dachell730/
Dachill730/
Dhole6757,964/
Dalle6724,468/
Dhale6719,128/
Dhall675,217/
Dohle672,841/
Dagli672,837/
Daule671,560/
Deale671,373/
Deihl671,193/
Daile67612/
Dayle67610/
Dasil67551/
Dağal67548/
Datil67494/
Dhaul67456/
Daull67351/
Deall67322/
Ddhal67294/
Dasle67235/
Datel67190/
Daale67118/
Dhool6792/
Daill6783/
Dholh6773/
Dasel6767/
Dalhe6746/
Daschill6745/
D'all6742/
Hødal6738/
Dallh6734/
Dhoul6733/
Dheil6728/
Dailh6727/
Daall6724/
Dohyl6722/
Gydal6721/
Dhaal6721/
Dhalh6719/
Dhalt6718/
Dhail6718/
Daitl6716/
Dacil6714/
D'Alì6713/
Dholl6713/
Dhuol6712/
Dattl6712/
Daatl6711/
Daychild679/
Dashchil678/
Dajle677/
Hådal677/
Dağlı675/
Ådale675/
Daldt675/
Deuhl674/
Dhoil674/
Tdale674/
Dacel674/
D'Gal673/
Dauyl673/
Ddatl673/
Dholp673/
Ddaul673/
Dhhal673/
Dalph673/
Daail673/
Dalld673/
Dautl673/
Duohl673/
Dayll672/
Datll672/
Dheal672/
Dallt672/
Deald672/
Dauld672/
Daslt671/
Hdhal671/
Dhatl671/
Dgail671/
Dh'al671/
D'Achill671/
Dailt671/
Dauul671/
Ddail671/
Dasll671/
Dalht671/
Dalhd671/
Daltt671/
Daíle671/
Hdail671/
Dallı671/
Åhdal671/
Daild671/
Dailë671/
D'Alt671/
D'Hal671/
Dohul671/
Daysl671/
Dalhh671/
Daaal671/
Daylh671/
Daulh671/
Dealh670/
Dalpp670/
Dohlt670/
Dalpf670/
Doyhl670/
Doihl670/

Dahl Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dahl in the Arabic language
داهلdahl-
دحلdhl-

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Dahl Reference & Research

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