Dane Surname

29,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Dane Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the dane' or 'dean'(v. Dainand Dean), from residence therein. Nothing to do with Denmark and the Danes. Danes is probably the patronymic, as in Holmes, Styles, Williams, Jones, &c.

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Dane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India6,5141:117,7567,662
United States4,0991:88,4269,965
England9791:56,9136,870
Turkey5931:131,23310,732
Netherlands5861:28,8184,732
Indonesia4041:327,34928,648
France4021:165,23125,748
Canada3761:97,99410,662
DR Congo3691:200,21619,970
Sri Lanka3651:57,0106,293
Cameroon3561:58,3407,511
Romania3491:57,5307,040
Australia3391:79,6339,272
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
Ivory Coast2991:77,1614,234
Papua New Guinea2231:36,5644,367
Philippines2091:484,39357,696
Israel2061:41,5425,651
Northern Ireland1141:16,1852,152
New Zealand1121:40,4316,796
Niger961:199,9176,754
Albania941:31,0014,799
Germany941:856,44161,781
South Africa771:703,60750,359
Iran691:1,112,79049,471
Nigeria591:3,002,42093,371
United Arab Emirates571:160,74211,909
Italy351:1,747,33485,249
Pakistan341:5,254,23233,450
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
Senegal331:441,7982,028
Austria301:283,84832,444
Denmark291:194,64516,083
Scotland291:184,61410,113
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Taiwan221:1,065,6707,365
Latvia201:102,50214,510
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Singapore131:423,66918,211
China111:124,301,9616,553
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Burkina Faso101:1,835,21014,348
Lesotho101:203,25614,332
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Guam81:20,0153,029
Ireland71:672,70615,999
Cambodia61:2,581,1918,069
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Mauritania51:818,97323,459
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Zimbabwe41:3,859,560114,807
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland981:45,2033,964
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6341:38,4474,937
Scotland211:178,2486,976
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1011:45,6125,270

The alternate forms: Däne (65), Dané (35), Danè (4), Dáne (1) & Dáné (24) are calculated separately.

Dane (69,894) may also be a first name.

Dane Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the dane' or 'dean'(v. Dainand Dean), from residence therein. Nothing to do with Denmark and the Danes. Danes is probably the patronymic, as in Holmes, Styles, Williams, Jones, &c.

John de la Dane, Close Rolls, 32 Edward.

William de la Dane, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Willelmus Danes, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1804. Married — Samuel Dane and Elizabeth Wallis: St. George, Hanover Square.

1805. — William Danes and Ruth Clapp: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-Scand.) Native of Denmark [Old English Den(e, Old Norse Dan-r] We find both Dene and Dena in Domes­day Book.

(English) a variant of Dean, q.v.

William de la Dane.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Déaghain A sept of Co. Roscommon. Dane is also an English name derived from Old-English denn, a valley. SIF 49

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

The English surname Dane (which is not derived from Denmark but from an old English word meaning a valley) has inevitably been confused with Dean (see More Irish Families p. 82). In Ireland, however, Dane is primarily the name of a Connacht septÓ Déaghain. In the “census” of 1659 it appears as one of the principal Irish names in Co. Roscommon; and two centuries later we find it largely concentrated around Belmullet in the adjoining county of Mayo.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Déaghain A sept of Co. Roscommon. Dane is also an English name derived from Old-English denn, a valley. SIF 49

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) One who came from Denmark (forest of the Danes); dweller near the Dane River, in Cheshire.

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

occurs singly in Domesd., in the counties of Notts and Lincoln, as a personal name, like Norman, Frank, &c.; and Danus as a distinctive epithet or surname is added to the personal names Osmund, Simond, Strang, and Turchil to indicate their Danish birth or extraction. But Dane is also a topographical expression, the meaning of which is not clear. In the H.R. we find both Atte Dane, and De la Dane.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Old Norse, Danir; from the Swedish, Dann; from the Danish, Dehn, Dein; from the German, Denia, Deny; in the Domesday Book, Dane, Dinni, Dene, Dena; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Dane Last Name Facts

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

Dane (Arabic: داين, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﺍﻥ, Hindi: दाने, Marathi: दाणे, Oriya: ଦାେନ, Russian: Дане) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Däne, Dané, Danè, Dáne or Dáné. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dane? popularity and diffusion

Dane is the 29,245th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 397,141 people. The surname Dane occurs predominantly in Asia, where 46 percent of Dane reside; 38 percent reside in South Asia and 37 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Dane is also the 13,890th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 69,894 people.

Dane is most widespread in India, where it is held by 6,514 people, or 1 in 117,756. In India it is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 87 percent reside, Telangana, where 8 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 2 percent reside. Not including India Dane is found in 106 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.

Dane Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dane has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dane last name expanded 372 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 154 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 138 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 93 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dane Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (52%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Dane are 7.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.79% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dane earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 65.52% more than the national average, earning €49,705 per year; in South Africa they earn 18.08% more than the national average, earning R 280,608 per year; in Colombia they earn 18.88% less than the national average, earning $18,415,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.55% more than the national average, earning $45,976 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.29% more than the national average, earning $60,262 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Däne9265/
Dané9235/
Danè924/
Dáne921/
Dange8963,874/
Dagne8959,434/
Deane8926,077/
Dhane899,040/
Danes896,366/
Danet894,724/
Danne893,163/
Daine892,465/
Daney891,431/
Daane891,325/
Daneh891,169/
Danej89948/
Danie89904/
Danea89801/
Dayne89560/
Daune89513/
Danei89506/
Dahne89466/
Danez89361/
Daner89341/
Danje89334/
Daneu89294/
Daene89273/
Daned89268/
Damne89234/
Danee89174/
Dasne89105/
Tdane8955/
Daneț8937/
Danep8935/
Daneș8934/
Dajne8930/
Danhe897/
Daneş897/
Datne895/
Daïne894/
Dgane891/
D'Ane891/
Dan'e891/
Dan861,384,475/
Dáné8324/
Danesh8030,554/
Danner8025,746/
Dahane8011,407/
Dhamne809,894/
Daines803,969/
Dehane803,330/
Dhange802,460/
Daynes802,132/
Dauner801,691/
Dajneh801,508/
Dhaene801,422/
Deaner801,336/
Dangue801,295/
Danque801,249/
Dhanes801,105/
Diyane80764/
Dagnet80759/
Damnet80643/
Deanes80641/
Danets80525/
Dainez80499/
Dayane80470/
Daunge80449/
Dagner80436/
Dijane80422/
Daunes80371/
Daiane80361/
Dhaine80361/
Daehne80325/
Dhanne80325/
Danieh80284/
Damnei80265/
Dagnes80227/
Deaney80215/
Deanne80191/
Dannet80175/
Daigne80144/
Danney80142/
Dioane80140/
Dhanee80135/
Danher80133/
Dangne80129/
Deyane80123/
Dagney80117/
Daanje80114/
Dhanje80108/
Dhanej80106/
Dhanie80105/
Dasney80103/
Danech80102/
Dayner80101/
Deaneh8090/
Dainer8088/
Datner8087/
Dawene8084/
Dannes8083/
Dejane8082/
Dhaner8082/
Dannie8074/
Deanie8072/
Dauney8066/
Dayney8066/
Daisne8059/
Danest8057/
Dagnee8044/
Damner8043/
Daange8040/
Dhaane8037/
Daiune8037/
Deanea8036/
D'Hane8035/
D'Ange8032/
Damnee8032/
Dagnie8031/
Daneis8028/
Dojane8028/
Daunie8025/
Dangey8023/
Dasner8023/
Daineh8022/
Damnes8021/
Daneep8021/
Daynet8019/
Damney8018/
Dajene8017/
Danees8016/
Danhez8015/
Dainge8014/
Dainne8013/
Daynie8012/
Daneit8011/
Daneae8011/
Dhanei8010/
Dayene8010/
Dainey809/
Danett809/
D'Anne809/
Dhaune809/
Danneu809/
Dannge808/
Danneh808/
Dhanet808/
Dajane807/
Daynea807/
Dhayne806/
Daynee806/
Daniey805/
Danhes805/
Deuane805/
Daniea805/
Dayine805/
Daynez805/
Daneid805/
Dhhane804/
Daness804/
Dannei804/
Deagne804/
Daunet804/
Dajone804/
Dauneh804/
Daunne803/
Daanne803/
Danhey803/
Duyane803/
Dahney803/
Dainje803/
Daione803/
Dhaney803/
Dajine803/
Deange803/
Dyoane803/
Ddanje802/
Deanez802/
Daenge802/
Dujane802/
Doyane802/
Hdahne802/
Damgne802/
Dhaneh802/
Dagnez802/
Dainie802/
Daneiz802/
Dathne801/
Deeane801/
Hdange801/
Hdhane801/
Dhanhe801/
Dhagne801/
Daaney801/
Daitne801/
Daneas801/
Danoey801/
Datney801/
Dasnez801/
Dannea801/
Dainei801/
Dayneh801/
Dhgane801/
Doiane801/
Daynne801/
Danìes801/
Dahneh801/
Daiene801/
Dainet801/
Danije801/
Dangej801/
Dannez801/
Daanie801/
Daneej801/
Danesø801/
Dan'ne801/
D'Aine801/
Dhaneu801/
Danned801/
Dahhne801/
Deiane801/
Dyiane801/
Daenee801/
Dahnei801/
Dayune801/
Daunez801/
Dasnet801/
Daneet801/
Dainee800/
Danihe800/
Dieane800/
Dang751,846,774/
Dean75256,722/
Dani75121,223/
Danh7588,765/
Dana7582,382/
Dhan7530,737/
Dahn7525,257/
Dine7520,527/
Done7516,979/
Dann7514,361/
Dany758,719/
Dene756,314/
Daan755,599/
Dain755,222/
Daun754,412/
Damn754,335/
Dant753,917/
Dand752,986/
Döne75924/
Dană75160/
Dayn75115/
Danø7562/
Danj7524/
Ddan7520/
Dasn7518/
Tdan7515/
Hdan7515/
D'An7511/
Datn758/
Danq756/
Danå755/
Dajn753/
Dgan753/
Danï751/
Danő751/
Dõne751/
D'Haene731,805/
Dhainje731,626/
Dehaney731,178/
Dhanesh73598/
Dhaisne73433/
Dattner73394/
Danahey73193/
Dehanne73129/
Dahaneh73125/
Dausner73120/
Diohane73114/
Danesht7392/
Dautner7371/
Dannett7370/
Dhanije7367/
Dhannie7366/
Daineha7364/
Daneshp7358/
Dayanne7355/
Dehanes7350/
Dannehy7349/
Daignes7349/
Daytner7349/
Daajneh7343/
Dayneah7336/
Deanneh7332/
Daneesh7329/
Dhaness7327/
Daigney7327/
Dhainne7325/
Daineis7324/
Deyanne7324/
Daignez7323/
Daisner7322/
H'Dhane7319/
D'Agnes7319/
Deaunee7319/
Diianne7318/
Doyaner7317/
Daasnes7315/
Daianne7314/
Deyanez7311/
Danneys7311/
Dayones7310/
Deagnie7310/
Dannees739/
Danehed739/
Daynets738/
Dajones737/
Deasnes737/
Dahanne736/
Gydhane736/
Diyanet736/
Dahngeh736/
Diyange736/
Daineiz736/
Daysner735/
Dhahane735/
Dainess735/
Diyanes735/
Dhaunge734/
Dhaunje734/
Daithne734/
Dayaned734/
Deianey734/
Hdiyane734/
Dejanee733/
Deannie733/
Dannhed733/
Daingue733/
Daitner733/
Deuaney732/
Dhayane732/
Dagness732/
Daignea732/
Danneis732/
Dauneha732/
Dhdange732/
Deyanes732/
Dhaenge732/
Dhainge732/
Danhejd732/
D'Hanes732/
Daisnes732/
Deeanne732/
Dayanie732/
Daynner732/
Daisney732/
Dhaneep731/
Dhangue731/
Dhannee731/
Dhanney731/
Deyange731/
Dhaamne731/
Dhamnee731/
Dhaynes731/
Dheange731/
Dhehane731/
Daajene731/
Dahaney731/
Daheene731/
Dahnehy731/
Dainesh731/
Dainest731/
Dainher731/
Dajinje731/
Daneash731/
Dangney731/
Danhees731/
Danneey731/
Dehaner731/
Deihane731/
Dejaney731/
Deanesr731/
Deannee731/
Dathney731/
Datnett731/
Dattnee731/
Daugney731/
Duyange731/
Dagnets731/
Dayoune731/
Danaaye731/
Dayonge731/
Dajanje731/
Dayange731/
Dayhane731/
Diyanne731/
Daunesh731/
Daunnie731/
Dehange731/
Dehaëne731/
De'anne731/
Deanest731/
Dayaney731/
Dayenne731/
Daihane731/
Daihine731/
Daisnee731/
Dajanes731/
Dajineh731/
Dajoune731/
Dangner731/
Dangque731/
Danngue731/
Damngue731/
Daneshz731/
Danaije731/
D'Agner731/
D'Annee731/
D'Heane731/
Dhaaneh731/
Dhahnee731/
Dhanneh731/
Dujanes731/
Daneeij731/
Damnech731/
Dagnech731/
Duyanne731/
Dyohane731/
Duianne731/
Daionne731/
Dejanei731/
Dayoner731/
Daïngue731/
Deanesh731/
Danheis731/
Dannest730/
Daneher730/
Dagneis730/
Daunner730/
Daanner730/
Dautney730/
Daygner730/
Deagner730/
Dauhney730/
Daigner730/
Daunney730/
Danehie730/
Deanney730/
Deasney730/
Deahner730/
Daueney730/
Dangi6757,848/
Dahan6749,487/
Diene6733,276/
Dhone6722,065/
Danna6717,260/
Danis6715,055/
Dones6712,378/
Danny679,349/
Dhana677,571/
Daund676,714/
Doney675,269/
Dhang675,262/
Donne675,053/
Deang674,595/
Deana674,433/
Dehne674,221/
Donge673,901/
Daina673,495/
Danyi673,451/
Danyo673,372/
Danai673,307/
Doner673,036/
Daini672,875/
Daing672,591/
Dhand672,367/
Dähne672,362/
Donea672,237/
Daang672,103/
Donet671,901/
Danni671,892/
Dacin671,872/
Danaj671,861/
Danay671,617/
Dahni671,536/
Daunt671,258/
Danoy671,183/
Datin671,132/
Dañez671,128/
Danaa671,111/
Daana671,021/
Dasen671,003/
Daniy67923/
Dasin67880/
Dauna67829/
Doone67808/
Danio67763/
Denie67740/
Damni67709/
Danhi67690/
Dasni67675/
Donhe67662/
Donie67633/
Dhany67624/
Doyne67616/
Dosne67594/
Ddani67575/
Dinea67546/
Donez67534/
Danit67532/
Dauny67516/
Dayna67506/
Daung67500/
Daïna67485/
Dasem67468/
Daeni67446/
Tdana67445/
Deneu67427/
Döhne67417/
Danoi67392/
Deine67364/
Diney67362/
Dhene67353/
Duine67352/
Dhant67337/
Daani67331/
Dagni67324/
Ddine67319/
Dyene67310/
Deany67303/
Danid67294/
Deney67282/
Deani67276/
Denee67274/
Donei67271/
Dahun67259/
Danii67258/
Dohne67229/
Doune67223/
Denhe67222/
Deyne67221/
Doine67220/
Daten67185/
Dogne67169/
Dauni67156/
Daniz67151/
Datni67138/
Dinee67136/
Dangh67127/
Deene67121/
Dhain67112/
Deneș67106/
Deann6797/
Danoa6791/
Dinei6790/
Dhann6789/
Daniç6785/
Domne6784/
Dayni6781/
Dañes6777/
Denei6776/
Danih6772/
Daniś6768/
Daain6764/
Dhanh6763/
Dainy6761/
Donje6754/
Doneh6754/
Döney6749/
Deant6747/
Danip6743/
Doene6742/
Dhaneesh6740/
Duyne6739/
Denea6737/
Daind6737/
Dahné6736/
Damée6736/
Datem6735/
Danés6735/
Dağan6731/
Dhaun6728/
Dandh6727/
Da'na6726/
D'ana6722/
Daunn6721/
Dhine6721/
Dajna6721/
Danyś6721/
Donée6719/
Dhayanje6719/
Danij6719/
Dõhne6719/
Dannahey6718/
Danné6716/
Dhanj6715/
Daand6715/
Duene6715/
Dhean6713/
Donee6713/
Deneh6712/
Danér6712/
Danhy6712/
Dandt6711/
Daniș6711/
Dgany6710/
Daint6710/
Dangc6710/
Ddana6710/
Dejne6710/
Danès6710/
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Daïni679/
Dantt678/
Daeny678/
Dayné678/
Dăneț678/
Duone677/
Danoj677/
Dinhe676/
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Dajni676/
Daungnet676/
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Deune675/
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Dhaan675/
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Dăneţ675/
Danui675/
Hdani675/
Dannd674/
Dacen674/
Dauhn674/
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Danqu674/
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Dhayanee673/
Dathn673/
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Dane Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dane in the Oriya language
ଦାେନdaena80.95
ଦେନdena19.05
Dane in the Marathi language
दाणेdane75.45
दानेdane23.6
डांग़ेdange0.25
डाणेdane0.09
ढाणेdhane0.07
दाणdana0.07
डानेdane0.05
दणेdane0.05
दाणॆdane0.05
दंड़ेdanre0.02
दानेेdanee0.02
डणेdane0.02
Dane in the Hindi language
दानेdane68.66
दाणेdane23.88
दनेdane5.97
दनीdani1.49
Dane in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﺍﻥaldan68.42
ﺩﺍﻥdan21.05
ﺩﺍﻧﻪdanh10.53
Dane in the Russian language
Данеdane-
Dane in the Arabic language
داينdayn-

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