Dahlin Surname

54,830th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Dahlin Surname Definition:

(Swedish) One who came from the valley or dale.

Dahlin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden4,5121:2,182204
United States3,6131:100,32111,143
Denmark3621:15,5931,520
Canada1771:208,16720,218
Norway1531:33,6104,715
Finland1341:41,0205,167
Australia671:402,92132,505
Indonesia561:2,361,593141,864
Portugal471:221,6658,706
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
England181:3,095,448105,421
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Swaziland41:324,550996
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
France41:16,605,680368,153
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Monaco31:12,3552,088
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Faroe Islands31:16,3331,308
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:590,80839,807

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.

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

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dählin941/
Daehlin9255/
Dahlien9251/
Dahalin9214/
Daahlin921/
Dahlgin921/
Dahllin920/
Dalin912,735/
Dahln9190/
Dahlluin868/
Dahlling861/
Deahling860/
Dahlen835,923/
Dalina832,364/
Daling832,259/
Dahlén831,999/
Dalion831,317/
Dehlin83695/
Dallin83663/
Dailin83226/
Dhelin83211/
Daulin83172/
Daslin83148/
Dalgin83134/
Dalien8380/
Dholin8333/
Dohlin8324/
Daylin8321/
Dhalin8319/
Daglin8310/
Dalink837/
Datlin836/
Dahaln835/
Dhélin835/
Dealin834/
Daelin833/
Dahlèn833/
Daluin831/
Dalind831/
Dalinn831/
Dalint831/
Dajlin831/
Daalin831/
Daln8018/
Dahlinová801/
D'Ahlluin801/
Dalling771,672/
Dailing77640/
Döhling77317/
Dealing77197/
Daulina7772/
Dheulin7763/
Dahlent7748/
Dhaluin7729/
D'Helin7726/
Dallion7724/
Dallien7724/
Dhallin7719/
Daulion7713/
Dallina7712/
Dhollin7712/
Dayling7710/
Dahleng777/
Dauling776/
Dal'lin776/
Dohlien776/
Dahalen774/
Datling773/
Daaling773/
Dahulen772/
Dalingh771/
Daaslin771/
Dahllen771/
Daylina771/
Dealina771/
Daytlin771/
Daiglin771/
Dalluin771/
Dhaslin771/
Dalinne771/
Dailina771/
Dauslin770/
Dalim736,682/
Dalen736,389/
Delin735,629/
Dolin735,247/
Dalén73370/
Dalne73154/
Dalyn7317/
Dohln731/
Dayln731/
Dalhn731/
Dalng731/
Dalèn731/
Dalín731/
Délin731/
Dölin731/
Dhalluin711,203/
Dothling7150/
Daalling7120/
Dalinova7118/
D'Haluin7113/
Daisling712/
Datlling712/
Dattling711/
Daulienė711/
Dailienė711/
D'Alluin711/
Dailling710/
Dealling710/
Dollin676,037/
Dolina674,523/
Doolin674,366/
Dolgin671,648/
D'Halluin671,310/
Daleng67989/
Deulin67912/
Dallyn67686/
Doling67649/
Dallen67540/
Delien67503/
Dohlen67416/
Daslim67209/
Doulin67199/
Datlen67187/
Daulne67182/
Dalenc67176/
Daalen67175/
Daleen67117/
Dehlen6798/
Daelen6790/
Daulen6769/
Ådalen6757/
Deelin6755/
Dehlén6752/
Deliën6752/
Döling6750/
Dolhin6731/
Dholen6730/
Döhlen6727/
Doilin6723/
Dhalim6721/
Dalent6721/
Dalhen6720/
Dalenq6719/
Dhalen6714/
Daylen6713/
Dalyna6712/
Daloen6711/
Doslin6711/
Dehlyn6711/
Deylin679/
Doylin679/
Dholne678/
Dailim678/
Dalynn677/
Daalim677/
Daulim676/
Dolion675/
Dhelen675/
Dailen675/
Dalyon674/
Dolien674/
Daslen674/
Dahlym673/
Dealen673/
Dealyn673/
Dolink673/
Doglin673/
Daläng673/
Dolind673/
Dalend672/
Dailyn671/
Dhalne671/
Dholim671/
Deilin671/
Dealnd671/
Duolin671/
Dojlin671/
Daulng671/
Daylyn671/
Dailingue671/
Dalaen671/
Dohlyn670/
Delinn670/
Dohlnd670/
Dallim670/

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