Dancs Surname

163,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,659 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Dancs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dancs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary1,9481:5,039585
Romania4181:48,0335,975
United States1011:3,588,702200,455
Brazil471:4,554,773120,089
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Austria191:448,18144,644
England151:3,714,537119,675
Slovakia111:485,13257,527
Slovenia71:355,38217,336
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
France41:16,605,680368,153
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Dáncs (1) are calculated separately.

Dancs (13) may also be a first name.

Dancs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dancs is more frequently found in Hungary than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Dáncs. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dancs? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dancs is the 163,373rd most common last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,740,709 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Dancs reside; 89 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 73 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most common first name worldwide, held by 13 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Hungary, where it is held by 1,948 people, or 1 in 5,039. In Hungary Dancs is most common in: Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, where 31 percent live, Budapest, where 14 percent live and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 7 percent live. Apart from Hungary this surname is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Dancs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dancs has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 5,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dancs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dancs surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dancs earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 15.69% less than the national average, earning $36,380 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.5% less than the national average, earning $48,443 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dáncs931/
Daincs911/
Danc89282/
Danci805,771/
Danch801,666/
Dancz80213/
Dants80112/
Dands8033/
Dhanc8011/
Doncs803/
Deanc801/
Dancsová7733/
Dancsova774/
Dhanci735,187/
Dantse73577/
Dandsh73206/
Danche7387/
Daunch7364/
Dhanch7349/
Dhands735/
Dantch734/
D'Anci734/
Daunds732/
Daints731/
Deands731/
Deanci731/
Deincs730/
Danths730/
Danz675,410/
Danč67200/
Dainche6759/
Donc6755/
Dancová6746/
Dancova6735/
Dantche6719/
Dahanci6718/
Daynets678/
Danhche671/
Dhanche671/
Damntse671/
Dannsts670/

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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 Dancs
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