Dalen Surname
Approximately 6,389 people bear this surname
Dalen Surname User-submission:
The Dalen surname means 'the valley' in Norwegian. Surnames in Norway very often are taken from landscapes.
Dalen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2,695 | 1:1,908 | 156 |
| United States | 1,436 | 1:252,409 | 23,966 |
| Philippines | 1,274 | 1:79,465 | 13,750 |
| Netherlands | 419 | 1:40,304 | 6,841 |
| Canada | 111 | 1:331,942 | 30,257 |
| Indonesia | 64 | 1:2,066,394 | 128,621 |
| Suriname | 58 | 1:9,528 | 2,431 |
| Nigeria | 49 | 1:3,615,158 | 105,602 |
| Germany | 41 | 1:1,963,548 | 108,338 |
| South Africa | 38 | 1:1,425,729 | 75,291 |
| Sweden | 27 | 1:364,695 | 25,646 |
| Taiwan | 22 | 1:1,065,670 | 7,365 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Finland | 14 | 1:392,622 | 26,475 |
| Cambodia | 13 | 1:1,191,319 | 5,802 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100 | 1:502,187 | 35,305 |
The alternate forms: Dalén (370), Daleń (1) & Dalèn (1) are calculated separately.
Dalen (1,970) may also be a first name.
Dalen Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Dalen surname means 'the valley' in Norwegian. Surnames in Norway very often are taken from landscapes.
- livmaritDalen Demographics
Average Male Dalen Height
179 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Dalen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dalen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dalen (Arabic: دالن, Hindi: दलेन, Marathi: दळ, Oriya: ଦାେଲନ, Russian: Дален) is found most frequently in Norway. It may also appear in the variant forms: Dalén, Daleń or Dalèn. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dalen? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 76,670th most frequent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,140,640 people. Dalen occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Dalen reside; 43 percent reside in Northern Europe and 43 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 170,600th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 1,970 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 2,695 people, or 1 in 1,908. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 61 percent are found, Western Norway, where 16 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 12 percent are found. Not including Norway this surname is found in 47 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent are found and The Philippines, where 20 percent are found.
Dalen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Dalen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,436 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 10 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dalen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Dalen last name are 9.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.72% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Dalen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.41% less than the national average, earning 327,357 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 56.25% more than the national average, earning R 371,304 per year; in United States they earn 5.93% more than the national average, earning $45,707 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.93% more than the national average, earning $54,615 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dalen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dalen in the Hindi language | ||
| दलेन | dalena | - |
| Dalen in the Marathi language | ||
| दळ | dala | - |
| Dalen in the Oriya language | ||
| ଦାେଲନ | daelana | 50 |
| ଦାଅେଲନ୍ | daaelan | 50 |
| Dalen in the Russian language | ||
| Дален | dalen | - |
| Dalen in the Arabic language | ||
| دالن | daln | - |
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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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- 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 Dalen
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