Dalison Surname
Approximately 890 people bear this surname
Dalison Surname Definition:
A supposed corruption of D'Alencon, from the town in Normandy, and said to have been introduced at the Conquest. Its older forms are Dalyson and Dallison.
Dalison Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 810 | 1:21,135 | 3,253 |
| Philippines | 35 | 1:2,892,521 | 138,859 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 28 | 1:870,549 | 37,307 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Dalison (1,466) may also be a first name.
Dalison Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A supposed corruption of D'Alencon, from the town in Normandy, and said to have been introduced at the Conquest. Its older forms are Dalyson and Dallison.
Dalison Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dalison Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dalison is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Dalison click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dalison? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dalison is the 396,198th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 8,188,254 people. The last name Dalison occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Dalison are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 203,459th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 1,466 people.
The last name is most numerous in Malawi, where it is carried by 810 people, or 1 in 21,135. Other than Malawi it is found in 13 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 4 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.
Dalison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Dalison has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Dalison surname contracted 29 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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Footnotes
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