Dahls Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Dahls Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dahls Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden401:246,16917,052
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Dahls Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dahls is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dahls? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,944,094th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name Dahls is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Dahls are found; 93 percent are found in Northern Europe and 93 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 246,169. In Sweden Dahls is most frequent in: Dalarna County, where 65 percent reside, Örebro County, where 25 percent reside and Stockholm County, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Sweden this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Dahls Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dahls has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dahles9187/
Dahlst911/
Dals8997/
Dales807,328/
Dalsh80113/
Daals80100/
Dails8062/
Dalls8017/
Dalsø8014/
Dalse8011/
Dhols806/
Dahlz806/
Dauls805/
Deals804/
Dalås803/
Dhals802/
Dohls801/
Dalese731,002/
Dalles73600/
Daglis73444/
Dailes73282/
Daalse7382/
Dalest7369/
Dohles7357/
Dalsjø7343/
D'Ales7330/
Dalstø7329/
Dhales7324/
Dalshe7318/
Deales7316/
Dajles7316/
Dayles7313/
Daules7311/
Dalsch738/
Deihls738/
Daless738/
Dholse737/
Daails737/
Tdeals734/
Dhalse732/
Dailse732/
Dehles732/
Daeles732/
Deasls731/
Datlse731/
Datles730/
Datels730/
Ddales730/
Dols673,790/
Dallest67223/
Dailess67209/
Dalz6782/
Dailles6753/
Dattels6737/
Dalesse6717/
Dayless6710/
Dattles673/
D'Hales672/
Dallesd672/
D'Aless671/
Dealles671/
Dhaulse671/
Dholshe671/
Daglies671/
Daylese671/
Dalglis671/
Deaules670/
Doehles670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dahls
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