View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Dales Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Dales (Hindi: डलेश, Marathi: डाळेस) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Dalès. Click here to see other potential spellings of Dales.

How Common Is The Last Name Dales? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Dales is the 67,846^th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 994,480 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 36 percent of Dales live; 31 percent live in Southeast Asia and 30 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 240,930^th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 1,097 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 2,255 people, or 1 in 44,895. In The Philippines Dales is mostly concentrated in: Central Visayas, where 35 percent live, Zamboanga Peninsula, where 15 percent live and National Capital Region, where 9 percent live. Not including The Philippines this surname exists in 51 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and England, where 19 percent live.

Dales Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Dales has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dales surname 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 decreased 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dales Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Presbyterian (93%) in Ireland.

In The United States Dales are 16.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.24% registered with the 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.