Dales Surname

67,846th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,328 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
England

Dales Surname Definition:

Pl., or genit., of Dale, q.v.

Dales Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2,2551:44,8957,208
United States1,4651:247,41223,568
England1,3981:39,8565,144
Canada6981:52,7876,327
Haiti2571:41,5722,662
Netherlands2461:68,64711,709
Australia2241:120,51713,272
France1941:342,38551,549
Venezuela1431:211,2175,593
South Africa801:677,22149,167
New Zealand681:66,59310,133
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
Brazil381:5,633,535140,199
Scotland341:157,4659,168
India341:22,560,747316,052
Northern Ireland231:80,2195,468
Colombia201:2,388,70413,197
Israel151:570,50941,023
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
Wales101:309,45316,869
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland451:98,4416,344
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9211:26,4663,631
Scotland121:311,9359,798
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3201:156,93314,423

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller in the valley.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dalès931/
Dalese911,002/
Dalles91600/
Daleus91501/
Dailes91282/
Dalies91171/
Daleas91117/
Dalesh91110/
Dahles9187/
Dalest9169/
D'Ales9130/
Dhales9124/
Deales9116/
Dajles9116/
Dayles9113/
Daules9111/
Daless918/
Daleys913/
Dalesr912/
Daleis912/
Daeles912/
Dalges911/
Datles910/
Ddales910/
Dale89110,611/
Dals8997/
Dallies83334/
Dallest83223/
Dailess83209/
Dailles8353/
Dalleas8351/
Daylies8332/
Dalesse8317/
Dayless8310/
Dalesch835/
Dailies835/
Dattles833/
Daulesh832/
D'Hales832/
Dallesd832/
Daileys831/
D'Aless831/
Daglies831/
Daulets831/
Daylese831/
Daulies831/
Dalleis831/
Dhaleis831/
Daelhes831/
Dealles831/
Deaules830/
Dealies830/
Dalei8097,999/
Daley8067,840/
Dalle8024,468/
Dhale8019,128/
Dahle807,391/
Doles803,500/
Dalis803,016/
Deles802,883/
Dalce801,757/
Daule801,560/
Daler801,405/
Deale801,373/
Dalea801,146/
Dalet80882/
Dalie80715/
Daile80612/
Dayle80610/
Dalee80340/
Dalex80271/
Dalge80241/
Dasle80235/
Dalec80232/
Daleh80212/
Dalys80120/
Daleu80119/
Dalez80119/
Daale80118/
Dalsh80113/
Dalep80105/
Daled80100/
Daals80100/
Dails8062/
Dalhe8046/
Dahls8044/
Dalej8028/
Dgale8024/
Dalls8017/
Dalsø8014/
Dalse8011/
Dajle807/
Datle806/
Dauls805/
Ådale805/
Deals804/
Tdale804/
Dalje803/
Dalås803/
Dhals802/
Dalze801/
Daíle801/
Dalís801/
Dıale801/
Dall'est77102/
D'Allest7735/
Datilles7714/
Dagliesh776/
Daleastt776/
Dalleast771/
Dahleesh771/
Dallesch770/
Dhalleus770/
Dailey7345,399/
Dahale7311,142/
Dalley736,158/
Dahule732,719/
Dalieh732,410/
Dallet731,918/
Dayley731,216/
Dalais731,208/
Daller731,084/
Dalish731,078/
Dhalee731,023/
Dealey73617/
Dallis73591/
Dahleh73591/
Daleep73524/
Dauler73447/
Daglis73444/
Daulet73430/
Dalios73382/
Dasler73380/
Dolejs73379/
Dolese73373/
Daille73362/
Datler73358/
Dalleh73347/
Daulle73330/
Dhaley73256/
Dahlis73252/
Dahley73210/
Dauley73183/
Doleys73183/
Dallei73170/
Dolesh73169/
Doyles73162/
Dalise73158/
Dailer73140/
Dhaler73123/
Dealis73121/
Dealer73113/
Dolles73113/
Deless73108/
Dauleu73102/
Delies7397/
Deleus7396/
Dailis7391/
Dalice7384/
Daalse7382/
Dayler7379/
Dalche7376/
Dealet7376/
Dhalec7372/
Dallie7368/
Dahlie7366/
Daulie7362/
Dohles7357/
Dallee7356/
Daleer7356/
Dhaale7354/
Dolies7353/
Dealeh7353/
Dhalle7352/
Dalhed7351/
Dalgis7348/
Deleas7344/
Dalsjø7343/
Dhalet7342/
Dalleu7340/
Daulis7340/
Dauleh7339/
Dasley7337/
Tdeale7334/
Dhaule7333/
Dallez7332/
Dalois7330/
Dalstø7329/
Dolges7328/
Dealee7328/
Deleis7327/
Dailie7325/
Dattle7324/
Daylis7323/
Dolest7323/
Daylie7323/
Daylee7321/
Daelis7319/
Dalshe7318/
Dallys7318/
Dhalie7318/
Dolets7317/
Dailhe7316/
Daliey7315/
Dalysh7314/
Dayleh7314/
Daileh7314/
Dhasle7313/
Dhaile7313/
Dhaled7313/
Dhalhe7312/
D'Alès7311/
Dhalei7311/
Dallej7310/
Daalis7310/
Dalher739/
Dalhis739/
Dailea739/
Daslis738/
Daglie738/
Dalsch738/
Dhgale737/
Datley737/
Dalerå737/
Daails737/
Dailet736/
Deasle736/
Dautle736/
Daleey736/
Dealeu736/
Dealie736/
Dailed736/
Dalhys736/
Dhalge735/
Doleis735/
Doleus735/
Dalled735/
Dhhale734/
Daluis734/
Daliea734/
Dallée734/
Tdeals734/
Daisle733/
D'Alex733/
Delesh733/
Daulee733/
Daulys733/
Ddalei733/
Doless733/
Duiles733/
Dooles733/
Dealge733/
Dallex733/
Doules732/
Dailee732/
D'Alea732/
Dalett732/
Dalhec732/
Dalihs732/
Dhayle732/
Dhalep732/
Dhalse732/
Delees732/
Dailei732/
Dailex732/
Dailse732/
Dailys732/
Dehles732/
Daliss732/
Doeles732/
Daalej732/
D'Hale732/
Daleed732/
Daleit732/
Dalgeç732/
Dahleu732/
Dalije732/
Daijle731/
Dhatle731/
Dgalle731/
Dhalej731/
Daleap731/
Dalech731/
Daledh731/
Daleet731/
Daleip731/
Dalgey731/
Daalei731/
Daaley731/
Daayle731/
Dahlec731/
Dahlhe731/
Daileu731/
Dailge731/
Daitle731/
Deeles731/
Dealea731/
Dealle731/
Deasls731/
Deatle731/
Datlse731/
Dauled731/
Daylea731/
Daslee731/
Deaule731/
Tdaley731/
Daleih731/
Dallle731/
Daylle731/
Doiles731/
Daulce731/
Dahlst731/
Dailej731/
Dallea731/
Dalhea731/
Dalisz731/
Dalyss731/
Daalee731/
Daaleu731/
Delhes731/
Delães731/
Delesz731/
Dhalea731/
Dhalis731/
Dosles731/
Dalheh731/
Daleea731/
Daaleh731/
Daylet730/
Dalhle730/
Datels730/
Doleas730/
Deules730/
Dalgliesh711,610/
Daleshova7126/
Daly67121,724/
Dala67117,221/
Dali6758,473/
Dole6727,343/
Dols673,790/
Daisley671,968/
Daglish671,673/
Deatley67882/
D'Alise67781/
Dhalley67594/
Deilhes67436/
Dattler67388/
Dallois67349/
Dailler67314/
Daillet67292/
Deasley67193/
Dhaille67180/
Daullet67158/
Dhalech67149/
Dallett67143/
Daloise67127/
Deallie6799/
Dalaise6791/
Dalz6782/
Dahtler6777/
Dolleys6775/
Dallais6761/
Dolesch6759/
Dollies6758/
Daysley6755/
Delhees6752/
Daillie6751/
Daluise6749/
Dalaysh6749/
Datelle6744/
Dhahale6743/
Deilles6743/
Dailley6741/
Dolejsz6741/
Dattels6737/
Dahaale6733/
Dauleshova6726/
Dalgish6725/
Daulley6722/
Dhailey6721/
Dalè6716/
Dealehr6715/
Dealist6712/
Dalé6711/
Dalí6711/
Dauleac6711/
Dayller6710/
Daasler6710/
Daillez6710/
Doleysh679/
Deleesh678/
Dallieh678/
Dahylys678/
Dahalee677/
Dalá676/
Dallios676/
Dayliss675/
Dhailis675/
Dausley674/
D'Alois674/
Dalaaye674/
Dalgais674/
Doleish674/
Deeleas674/
D'Alice673/
Dattley673/
Dhatley673/
Deallis673/
Daalech673/
Dalleac673/
Dealler672/
Deitles672/
Delhies672/
Daliche672/
Dailher672/
D'Alche672/
Dalj672/
Dautley672/
Dallays672/
Hdasley671/
Dolejst671/
Dhaulse671/
Dhaalhe671/
Dhalish671/
Dhdhale671/
Dalgehy671/
Dalhead671/
Dalhley671/
Dahalhe671/
Dahliey671/
Dalaaie671/
Deilets671/
Deahler671/
Deallec671/
Deallee671/
Daulish671/
Deauley671/
Douless671/
Uandale671/
Dealleh671/
Dealeah671/
Dayleah671/
Dahliss671/
Dallece671/
Daleche671/
Dolleus671/
Datille671/
Ddealer671/
Dealehe671/
Dealezh671/
Dahaleu671/
Dahletz671/
Dahlisø671/
Dahlley671/
Dallehe671/
Dalliez671/
Daleova671/
Dalglieish671/
Dalglis671/
Dalý671/
Dacelle671/
Dacille671/
D'Allis671/
D'Haley671/
D'Hayle671/
Dôle671/
Dāle671/
Dhaaley671/
Dhaelis671/
Daselce671/
Dhaylis671/
Dhallis671/
D'Aleer671/
Dahlice671/
Doelies671/
Deulles671/
Doleisz671/
Daylher671/
Dealley670/
Dallice670/
Doilles670/
Deauler670/
Deatler670/
Daulech670/
Dausler670/
Doolets670/
Dealois670/
Dallish670/
Daileey670/
Daihler670/
Deleash670/
Deasler670/
Dolease670/
Daysler670/
Doehles670/
Deaulet670/

Dales Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dales in the Marathi language
डाळेसdalesa-
Dales in the Hindi language
डलेशdalesa50
डलेशाdalesa50

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