Dales Surname
Approximately 7,328 people bear this surname
Dales Surname Definition:
Pl., or genit., of Dale, q.v.
Dales Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 2,255 | 1:44,895 | 7,208 |
| United States | 1,465 | 1:247,412 | 23,568 |
| England | 1,398 | 1:39,856 | 5,144 |
| Canada | 698 | 1:52,787 | 6,327 |
| Haiti | 257 | 1:41,572 | 2,662 |
| Netherlands | 246 | 1:68,647 | 11,709 |
| Australia | 224 | 1:120,517 | 13,272 |
| France | 194 | 1:342,385 | 51,549 |
| Venezuela | 143 | 1:211,217 | 5,593 |
| South Africa | 80 | 1:677,221 | 49,167 |
| New Zealand | 68 | 1:66,593 | 10,133 |
| Indonesia | 42 | 1:3,148,790 | 173,812 |
| Brazil | 38 | 1:5,633,535 | 140,199 |
| Scotland | 34 | 1:157,465 | 9,168 |
| India | 34 | 1:22,560,747 | 316,052 |
| Northern Ireland | 23 | 1:80,219 | 5,468 |
| Colombia | 20 | 1:2,388,704 | 13,197 |
| Israel | 15 | 1:570,509 | 41,023 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| Peru | 10 | 1:3,178,412 | 30,046 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Uruguay | 8 | 1:428,970 | 23,885 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 45 | 1:98,441 | 6,344 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 921 | 1:26,466 | 3,631 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:311,935 | 9,798 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 320 | 1:156,933 | 14,423 |
The alternate forms: Dalès (1) are calculated separately.
Dales (1,097) may also be a first name.
Dales Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Pl., or genit., of Dale, q.v.
(English) Dweller in the valley.
Dales Demographics
Average Dales Salary in
United States
$44,936 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dales Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dales Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dales (Hindi: डलेश, Marathi: डाळेस) has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It may be rendered as a variant: Dalès. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dales? popularity and diffusion
Dales is the 67,846th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 994,480 people. The surname Dales occurs mostly in The Americas, where 36 percent of Dales live; 31 percent live in Southeast Asia and 30 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Dales is also the 240,930th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 1,097 people.
The last name Dales is most common in The Philippines, where it is held by 2,255 people, or 1 in 44,895. In The Philippines Dales is mostly concentrated in: Central Visayas, where 35 percent reside, Zamboanga Peninsula, where 15 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The Philippines Dales exists in 51 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside and England, where 19 percent reside.
Dales Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Dales has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dales last name grew 458 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 152 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 283 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 333 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Dales Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Dales surname is chiefly Presbyterian (93%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Dales last name are 16.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.24% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Dales earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 119.64% more than the national average, earning R 521,952 per year; in Colombia they earn 32.68% more than the national average, earning $30,122,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.14% more than the national average, earning $44,936 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.03% more than the national average, earning $52,678 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dales Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dales in the Marathi language | ||
| डाळेस | dalesa | - |
| Dales in the Hindi language | ||
| डलेश | dalesa | 50 |
| डलेशा | dalesa | 50 |
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