Dahlin Surname
Approximately 9,280 people bear this surname
Dahlin Surname Definition:
(Swedish) One who came from the valley or dale.
Dahlin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 4,512 | 1:2,182 | 204 |
| United States | 3,613 | 1:100,321 | 11,143 |
| Denmark | 362 | 1:15,593 | 1,520 |
| Canada | 177 | 1:208,167 | 20,218 |
| Norway | 153 | 1:33,610 | 4,715 |
| Finland | 134 | 1:41,020 | 5,167 |
| Australia | 67 | 1:402,921 | 32,505 |
| Indonesia | 56 | 1:2,361,593 | 141,864 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| New Zealand | 26 | 1:174,166 | 18,836 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Faroe Islands | 3 | 1:16,333 | 1,308 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 85 | 1:590,808 | 39,807 |
The alternate forms: Dählin (1) are calculated separately.
Dahlin (404) may also be a first name.
Dahlin Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Swedish) One who came from the valley or dale.
Dahlin Demographics
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Dahlin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dahlin Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dahlin is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Dählin. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dahlin? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 54,830th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 785,296 people. The surname Dahlin occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Dahlin live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 429,175th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 404 people.
The last name is most numerous in Sweden, where it is held by 4,512 people, or 1 in 2,182. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Stockholm County, where 25 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 19 percent are found and Västernorrland County, where 9 percent are found. Other than Sweden it occurs in 45 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 39 percent are found and Denmark, where 4 percent are found.
Dahlin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Dahlin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dahlin surname rose 4,251 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Dahlin Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Dahlin surname are 13.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.82% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Dahlin earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 13.06% less than the national average, earning 300,881 kr per year; in United States they earn 15.92% more than the national average, earning $50,019 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.71% more than the national average, earning $51,027 CAD per year.
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