Dahl Surname
Approximately 78,862 people bear this surname
Dahl Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30,320 | 1:11,954 | 1,481 |
| Norway | 13,165 | 1:391 | 20 |
| Sweden | 8,337 | 1:1,181 | 95 |
| Denmark | 7,791 | 1:725 | 45 |
| Germany | 7,559 | 1:10,650 | 1,341 |
| Canada | 2,975 | 1:12,385 | 1,833 |
| Yemen | 2,340 | 1:11,293 | 1,364 |
| Australia | 1,560 | 1:17,305 | 2,428 |
| Finland | 866 | 1:6,347 | 989 |
| Iraq | 728 | 1:48,107 | 1,951 |
| England | 433 | 1:128,679 | 12,798 |
| Iran | 297 | 1:258,527 | 19,315 |
| South Africa | 259 | 1:209,180 | 22,201 |
| Faroe Islands | 197 | 1:249 | 39 |
| France | 179 | 1:371,077 | 55,233 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Syria | 149 | 1:129,537 | 3,601 |
| Greenland | 134 | 1:421 | 75 |
| Argentina | 129 | 1:331,344 | 26,182 |
| Spain | 120 | 1:389,600 | 21,500 |
| Poland | 101 | 1:376,324 | 41,288 |
| Brazil | 99 | 1:2,162,367 | 67,701 |
| Thailand | 85 | 1:831,039 | 133,417 |
| New Zealand | 79 | 1:57,321 | 9,018 |
| Estonia | 69 | 1:19,157 | 3,287 |
| Jamaica | 67 | 1:42,835 | 2,665 |
| Singapore | 64 | 1:86,058 | 3,478 |
| Netherlands | 62 | 1:272,374 | 33,874 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Switzerland | 53 | 1:154,961 | 14,619 |
| Malaysia | 33 | 1:893,764 | 40,799 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Wales | 29 | 1:106,708 | 8,358 |
| Scotland | 23 | 1:232,775 | 11,829 |
| Northern Ireland | 22 | 1:83,865 | 5,605 |
| Israel | 21 | 1:407,506 | 32,346 |
| Philippines | 18 | 1:5,624,346 | 177,167 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Venezuela | 14 | 1:2,157,434 | 25,468 |
| Austria | 13 | 1:655,033 | 58,041 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Chile | 12 | 1:1,468,040 | 24,959 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Iceland | 11 | 1:34,554 | 2,447 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Palestine | 4 | 1:1,137,212 | 16,054 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Liechtenstein | 2 | 1:19,189 | 1,439 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 45 | 1:541,675 | 28,673 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,867 | 1:26,898 | 3,301 |
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.
User-submitted Reference
In Germanic languages except English, the Dahl surname means 'dweller' based on Elsdon Coles Smith. Over 78.8K people Germanic natives bear Dahl as a surname. A notable bearer of the surname is Roald Dahl, a British author who died in 1990.The surname Dahl is beared in Britain in around 11th place. Dahl is also the 20th mostly beared surname in Norway.
- aristoIn Norway that it means something like small valley. Its probably related to the English word dale.
- anonymous submissionDahl Demographics
Average Dahl Salary in
United States
$46,682 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dahl Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dahl Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dahl (Arabic: داهل) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dahl? popularity and diffusion
Dahl is the 7,197th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 92,409 people. The surname Dahl is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Dahl reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Dahl is also the 279,423rd most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 851 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 30,320 people, or 1 in 11,954. In The United States Dahl is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 17 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Washington, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States Dahl occurs in 104 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 17 percent are found and Sweden, where 11 percent are found.
Dahl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Dahl has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dahl last name expanded 1,624 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 962 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 2,900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 575 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dahl Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Dahl surname are 8.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dahal | 89 | 143,053 | / |
| Dahul | 89 | 414 | / |
| Ådahl | 89 | 248 | / |
| Dahlø | 89 | 151 | / |
| Daihl | 89 | 90 | / |
| Dahll | 89 | 49 | / |
| Dahyl | 89 | 16 | / |
| D'Ahl | 89 | 4 | / |
| Dalhl | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dauhl | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dal | 86 | 183,565 | / |
| Dachel | 80 | 344 | / |
| Dhahal | 80 | 299 | / |
| Dahall | 80 | 13 | / |
| Dachil | 80 | 2 | / |
| Dahail | 80 | 2 | / |
| Dahlhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dahahl | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dhahlh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dahald | 80 | 0 | / |
| Deahhl | 80 | 0 | / |
| Dale | 75 | 110,611 | / |
| Dhal | 75 | 79,768 | / |
| Deal | 75 | 35,238 | / |
| Dall | 75 | 18,884 | / |
| Dail | 75 | 6,612 | / |
| Daal | 75 | 6,060 | / |
| Daul | 75 | 3,712 | / |
| Dhol | 75 | 1,503 | / |
| Dohl | 75 | 624 | / |
| Dayl | 75 | 203 | / |
| Dalp | 75 | 67 | / |
| Dalt | 75 | 59 | / |
| Dalh | 75 | 53 | / |
| Datl | 75 | 42 | / |
| D'Al | 75 | 31 | / |
| Dald | 75 | 30 | / |
| Hdal | 75 | 29 | / |
| Dasl | 75 | 13 | / |
| Daël | 75 | 13 | / |
| Ådal | 75 | 7 | / |
| Dalå | 75 | 6 | / |
| Dalì | 75 | 3 | / |
| Dalĺ | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tdal | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ddal | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dajl | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dauchel | 73 | 249 | / |
| Dasshil | 73 | 200 | / |
| Dhahale | 73 | 43 | / |
| Daschil | 73 | 36 | / |
| Dahaale | 73 | 33 | / |
| Dahlová | 73 | 5 | / |
| Dhachil | 73 | 2 | / |
| Daahaal | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dahalhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dachell | 73 | 0 | / |
| Dachill | 73 | 0 | / |
| Dhole | 67 | 57,964 | / |
| Dalle | 67 | 24,468 | / |
| Dhale | 67 | 19,128 | / |
| Dhall | 67 | 5,217 | / |
| Dohle | 67 | 2,841 | / |
| Dagli | 67 | 2,837 | / |
| Daule | 67 | 1,560 | / |
| Deale | 67 | 1,373 | / |
| Deihl | 67 | 1,193 | / |
| Daile | 67 | 612 | / |
| Dayle | 67 | 610 | / |
| Dasil | 67 | 551 | / |
| Dağal | 67 | 548 | / |
| Datil | 67 | 494 | / |
| Dhaul | 67 | 456 | / |
| Daull | 67 | 351 | / |
| Deall | 67 | 322 | / |
| Ddhal | 67 | 294 | / |
| Dasle | 67 | 235 | / |
| Datel | 67 | 190 | / |
| Daale | 67 | 118 | / |
| Dhool | 67 | 92 | / |
| Daill | 67 | 83 | / |
| Dholh | 67 | 73 | / |
| Dasel | 67 | 67 | / |
| Dalhe | 67 | 46 | / |
| Daschill | 67 | 45 | / |
| D'all | 67 | 42 | / |
| Hødal | 67 | 38 | / |
| Dallh | 67 | 34 | / |
| Dhoul | 67 | 33 | / |
| Dheil | 67 | 28 | / |
| Dailh | 67 | 27 | / |
| Daall | 67 | 24 | / |
| Dohyl | 67 | 22 | / |
| Gydal | 67 | 21 | / |
| Dhaal | 67 | 21 | / |
| Dhalh | 67 | 19 | / |
| Dhalt | 67 | 18 | / |
| Dhail | 67 | 18 | / |
| Daitl | 67 | 16 | / |
| Dacil | 67 | 14 | / |
| D'Alì | 67 | 13 | / |
| Dholl | 67 | 13 | / |
| Dhuol | 67 | 12 | / |
| Dattl | 67 | 12 | / |
| Daatl | 67 | 11 | / |
| Daychild | 67 | 9 | / |
| Dashchil | 67 | 8 | / |
| Dajle | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hådal | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dağlı | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ådale | 67 | 5 | / |
| Daldt | 67 | 5 | / |
| Deuhl | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dhoil | 67 | 4 | / |
| Tdale | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dacel | 67 | 4 | / |
| D'Gal | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dauyl | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ddatl | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dholp | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ddaul | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dhhal | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dalph | 67 | 3 | / |
| Daail | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dalld | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dautl | 67 | 3 | / |
| Duohl | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dayll | 67 | 2 | / |
| Datll | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dheal | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dallt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Deald | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dauld | 67 | 2 | / |
| Daslt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hdhal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhatl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dgail | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dh'al | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Achill | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dailt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dauul | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ddail | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dasll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dalht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dalhd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daltt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daíle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hdail | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dallı | 67 | 1 | / |
| Åhdal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daild | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dailë | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Alt | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Hal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dohul | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daysl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dalhh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daaal | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daylh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daulh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dealh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Dalpp | 67 | 0 | / |
| Dohlt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Dalpf | 67 | 0 | / |
| Doyhl | 67 | 0 | / |
| Doihl | 67 | 0 | / |
Dahl Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dahl in the Arabic language | ||
| داهل | dahl | - |
| دحل | dhl | - |
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