Dahns Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dahns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dahns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Dahns Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dahns is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dahns? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,649,889th most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Dahns is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Dahns are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 6,708,788. In Germany Dahns is most numerous in: Berlin, where 83 percent live and Brandenburg, where 8 percent live. Outside of Germany Dahns occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent live.

Dahns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dahns has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dahns surname expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dahns Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dahns last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Dahns earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $39,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dahans9110/
Dahnns910/
Dans892,071/
Deans8013,811/
Danse804,402/
Dains801,088/
Daans80263/
Danns80206/
Dhans80135/
Dauns80114/
D'Ans8071/
Danås8042/
Dansh8040/
Dahnz8012/
Dohns8011/
Dansz804/
Dansp803/
Danst803/
Dhons802/
Dan's801/
Danss801/
Damns800/
Dayns800/
Dachense774/
Dhanse73940/
Dainsh7324/
Dansse7313/
Dhonse735/
Danshe734/
Dansch732/
Daunse732/
Dhonsh731/
Daynsh731/
Deanns731/
Daanse731/
Dasins730/
Daunns730/
Dasens730/
Deanst730/
Dannse730/
Dams675,894/
Danz675,410/
Dons671,807/
Dhanshe67589/
Dahamsh6755/
Daggins6734/
Dassens6728/
D'Haans6716/
Dansova6713/
Dansowa679/
Dhamnse674/
Daunsøe671/

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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 Dahns
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