Dancker Surname

876,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Dancker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dancker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1461:551,40745,588
Brazil761:2,816,76883,410
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Denmark231:245,42219,084
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Dancker (15) may also be a first name.

Dancker Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dancker Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Dancker is most common in Germany. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dancker? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 876,631st most widespread surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 23,660,863 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of Dancker live; 48 percent live in Western Europe and 48 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most numerous forename globally. It is borne by 15 people.

Dancker is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 146 people, or 1 in 551,407. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 51 percent live, Hamburg, where 19 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 12 percent live. Besides Germany this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 19 percent live.

Dancker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dancker has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,933 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dancker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dancker surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

Dancker earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.67% more than the national average, earning $51,635 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Danckier936/
Dancer925,410/
Danker923,851/
Danckeart881/
Doncker86118/
Dhanker86110/
Danzker8633/
Deancer8621/
Dangcer8619/
Dankier8615/
Dancher8612/
Dankher869/
Danåker867/
Dankere866/
Dancear863/
Danceer861/
Dankerd861/
Dancerr861/
Dannker861/
Deanker860/
Dangker860/
Dankear860/
Dhankher80148/
Dantzker8045/
Dantsker8033/
Donckier8027/
Dangkerd806/
Dandsker802/
Dangkert801/
Donker774,958/
Dankir77229/
Doncer77190/
Dancre77108/
Dancăr7728/
Dankre771/
Danzscher7511/
Daungkerd754/
Dankerová752/
Deinecker751/
Dongker7190/
Danquer7127/
Dhancir7127/
Donkerd7122/
Dankire7111/
Damkerd719/
Donkere719/
Doncher716/
Dhankre715/
Dankirt715/
Dankjær714/
Donkert712/
Donkier712/
Dounker712/
Dankair711/
Deunker711/
Dohnker711/
Danchir711/
Damkert711/
Deincer710/
Deinker710/
Donkher710/
Dankoyre675/
Dongkerd672/
Dooncher671/
Dongkere671/
Dhankire671/
Deincher670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dancker
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