Dalen Surname

76,670th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2,6951:1,908156
United States1,4361:252,40923,966
Philippines1,2741:79,46513,750
Netherlands4191:40,3046,841
Canada1111:331,94230,257
Indonesia641:2,066,394128,621
Suriname581:9,5282,431
Nigeria491:3,615,158105,602
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Taiwan221:1,065,6707,365
India171:45,121,493474,784
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Finland141:392,62226,475
Cambodia131:1,191,3195,802
Denmark131:434,20928,556
England91:6,190,895170,599
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
France51:13,284,544357,392
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1001:502,18735,305

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.

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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) occurs more in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Dalén, Daleń or Dalèn. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dalen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dalen is the 76,670th most numerous family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,140,640 people. The surname Dalen is primarily found in Europe, where 51 percent of Dalen live; 43 percent live in Northern Europe and 43 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 170,600th most commonly used given name world-wide It is held by 1,970 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Norway, where it is carried by 2,695 people, or 1 in 1,908. In Norway Dalen is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 61 percent are found, Western Norway, where 16 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 12 percent are found. Beside Norway this last name occurs 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 occurrence of Dalen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dalen last name increased 1,436 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 10 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dalen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dalen surname are 9.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.72% being registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dalén93370/
Daleń931/
Dalèn931/
Dahlen915,923/
Daleng91989/
Dallen91540/
Datlen91187/
Dalenc91176/
Daalen91175/
Daleen91117/
Daelen9190/
Dalien9180/
Daulen9169/
Ådalen9157/
Dalent9121/
Dalhen9120/
Dalenq9119/
Dhalen9114/
Daylen9113/
Daloen9111/
Dailen915/
Daslen914/
Dealen913/
Dalend912/
Dalaen911/
Daln8918/
Dahlien8351/
Dahlent8348/
Dauleng8339/
D'allen8338/
Dalenne8331/
Dallien8324/
Dalleng8322/
Daileng8321/
Deallen8315/
Dahleng837/
Daillen836/
Dahalen834/
Daylene833/
Daallen833/
Dahulen832/
Dahllen831/
Daileen831/
Dailene831/
Daislen831/
Dealeun831/
Dallent831/
Dalemne831/
Dhaleng831/
Dealend830/
Dayleen830/
Delen8010,851/
Dalin802,735/
Dolen802,296/
Dalem801,302/
Dölen80941/
Dalne80154/
Dahln8090/
Dalyn8017/
Dayln801/
Dalhn801/
Dalng801/
Dalín801/
Délen801/
Dallenne77310/
Dhalenne7742/
Dalenova776/
Daulienė771/
Dailienė771/
D'Alyuen771/
Dahlin739,280/
Dalina732,364/
Daling732,259/
Dahlén731,999/
Deelen731,705/
Dalion731,317/
Doolen73694/
Dallyn73686/
Dallin73663/
Dollen73531/
Delien73503/
Dohlen73416/
Dolhen73361/
Dailin73226/
Dallem73214/
Daleem73189/
Daulne73182/
Daulin73172/
Daslin73148/
Doelen73147/
Deluen73142/
Dalgin73134/
Dehlen7398/
Deylen7386/
Deulen7373/
Doleng7354/
Deloen7352/
Dolend7349/
Dalhem7340/
Deilen7339/
Dholen7330/
Doulen7327/
Döhlen7327/
Daylin7321/
Dhalin7319/
Dolent7319/
Deleen7314/
Dealem7313/
Dalyna7312/
D'Alem7312/
Daglin7310/
Dolenk7310/
Doylen738/
Dalynn737/
Daslem737/
Dalink737/
Datlin736/
Dailem736/
Dhalem736/
Dhelen735/
Dahaln735/
Dealin734/
Dalyon734/
Dolien734/
Delenn733/
Doleen733/
Daelin733/
Dealyn733/
Dahlèn733/
Daläng733/
Delaen732/
Daluin731/
Dailyn731/
Dhalne731/
Dalind731/
Dalinn731/
Dalint731/
Dealnd731/
Dotlen731/
Dállen731/
Daulng731/
Daylyn731/
Dajlin731/
Delïen731/
Daalin731/
Duolen731/
Daulenova71307/
Dhallenne7137/
Daillencq7130/
Dallenová711/
Dallenova711/
D'Halluen711/
Dalling671,672/
Dailing67640/
Dealing67197/
Daulina6772/
Doylend6760/
Daehlin6755/
Ødelien6753/
Dalnova6752/
Delienė6732/
Deijlen6730/
Dhaluin6729/
Dallion6724/
Douleng6722/
Dhallin6719/
Dahalin6714/
Daulion6713/
Dallina6712/
Dayling6710/
Dollien677/
Dauling676/
Doln676/
Dal'lin676/
Dohlien676/
Dolleng675/
Datling673/
Daaling673/
Dhollen672/
Deitlen672/
Doylene671/
Deylaen671/
Dalingh671/
Dalllyn671/
Daahlin671/
Daaslin671/
D'Helen671/
Dahleem671/
Dahlgin671/
Daylina671/
Doullen671/
Deaulne671/
Dealina671/
Daytlin671/
Dahlhem671/
Daiglin671/
Dalluin671/
Deulien671/
Dhaslin671/
Dalinne671/
Dallyon671/
Dailina671/
Daulyna671/
Dasleem671/
Daylynn670/
Dahllin670/
Dolleen670/
Dolgeen670/
Dauslin670/

Dalen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dalen in the Hindi language
दलेनdalena-
Dalen in the Marathi language
दळdala-
Dalen in the Oriya language
ଦାେଲନdaelana50
ଦାଅେଲନ୍daaelan50
Dalen in the Russian language
Даленdalen-
Dalen in the Arabic language
دالنdaln-

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