Dahms Surname

56,887th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,908 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dahms Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dahms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,3851:14,9501,954
United States2,5811:140,43414,607
Canada3131:117,71812,450
South Africa2081:260,47026,176
Australia1661:162,62516,859
Poland811:469,24447,315
France331:2,012,810168,616
England301:1,857,26974,552
Chile211:838,88017,964
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Belize61:59,2462,743
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2121:236,88119,844

The alternate forms: Dähms (27) are calculated separately.

Dahms Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dahms is found most frequently in Germany. It can be rendered as a variant: Dähms. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dahms? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 56,887th most frequently used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 818,090 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Dahms live; 61 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 5,385 people, or 1 in 14,950. In Germany it is most frequent in: Berlin, where 19 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent live. Besides Germany this last name is found in 32 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Dahms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dahms has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,217 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dahms Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dahms last name are 19.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.61% registered with the political party.

The amount Dahms earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 141.09% more than the national average, earning R 572,928 per year; in United States they earn 9.4% more than the national average, earning $47,207 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.01% less than the national average, earning $48,686 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dähms9327/
Dahams91721/
Dahmsh914/
Daehms912/
Dams895,894/
Dahamsh8355/
Daems806,568/
Damse803,468/
Daams801,610/
Dohms80752/
Damms80657/
Damsz80114/
Damås8095/
Damsø8090/
Deams8071/
Dhoms8065/
Dehms8045/
Daims8013/
Dhams8011/
Daums807/
Dayms805/
Damss804/
Damsh802/
Tdams801/
Dasms801/
Döhms801/
Dahamshe775/
Daamse73395/
Dhomse73332/
Damsch73141/
Daamsh7371/
Dhamse7334/
Dhooms7314/
Dheims732/
Deamse732/
Damsse732/
Damshe732/
Dammse731/
Dohmse731/
Daimse731/
Damsøe731/
Dhamsh731/
Dhemsh731/
Doms673,135/
Damz67219/
Dems67201/
Dammsch6723/
D'Hooms6722/
Damß6712/
Damsche675/
Damś671/
Dohmsch671/
Damsová671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dahms
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