Dahrendorf Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dahrendorf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dahrendorf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany591:1,364,49985,126
England51:11,143,612252,590
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Dahrendorf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dahrendorf occurs most in Germany. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dahrendorf? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,273,756th most frequently held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Dahrendorf are found; 84 percent are found in Western Europe and 84 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Dahrendorf is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 1,364,499. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Berlin, where 34 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 32 percent are found and Saxony-Anhalt, where 14 percent are found. Besides Germany Dahrendorf occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent are found and Sweden, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dahrendorff9519/
Darendorf952/
Dohrendorf90371/
Dehrendorf9018/
Dohrendorff862/
Dorendorf84679/
Derendorf84242/
Dorendorff8022/
Dorrendorf802/
Dorndorf78353/
Dorrendorff767/
Derndorff743/
Dorndorff742/

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