Danes Surname
Approximately 6,366 people bear this surname
Danes 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.
Read More About This SurnameDanes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,422 | 1:539,427 | 26,693 |
| United States | 845 | 1:428,945 | 37,042 |
| Spain | 556 | 1:84,086 | 7,184 |
| France | 505 | 1:131,530 | 20,095 |
| Philippines | 478 | 1:211,795 | 33,070 |
| England | 445 | 1:125,209 | 12,540 |
| Romania | 405 | 1:49,575 | 6,134 |
| Iran | 312 | 1:246,098 | 18,687 |
| Indonesia | 208 | 1:635,813 | 50,069 |
| Mexico | 203 | 1:611,459 | 10,056 |
| Australia | 156 | 1:173,049 | 17,681 |
| Germany | 133 | 1:605,304 | 48,487 |
| Netherlands | 124 | 1:136,187 | 20,959 |
| Canada | 109 | 1:338,033 | 30,736 |
| Poland | 67 | 1:567,295 | 52,993 |
| Argentina | 65 | 1:657,591 | 45,740 |
| Venezuela | 35 | 1:862,974 | 13,724 |
| Brazil | 35 | 1:6,116,409 | 148,801 |
| New Zealand | 31 | 1:146,075 | 17,002 |
| Israel | 29 | 1:295,091 | 25,768 |
| Haiti | 27 | 1:395,700 | 10,620 |
| Malaysia | 21 | 1:1,404,487 | 59,312 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Chile | 16 | 1:1,101,030 | 21,213 |
| Croatia | 13 | 1:325,277 | 30,776 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 449 | 1:54,288 | 6,497 |
| Wales | 27 | 1:58,089 | 2,880 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 296 | 1:169,658 | 15,313 |
The alternate forms: Daneš (211), Dañes (77), Danés (35), Daneș (34), Danès (10) & Daneş (7) are calculated separately.
Danes (51,823) may also be a first name.
Danes 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.
Genit. (or pl.) of Dane, q.v.
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.
Danes: from Denmark. In deeds and Hundred Rolls we have So-and-so described as Le Danois.
Danes Demographics
Average Male Danes Height
176.04 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Danes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Danes Come From? nationality or country of origin
Danes (Hindi: दनेश, Oriya: ଦାେନସ) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Daneš, Dañes, Danés, Daneș, Danès or Daneş. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Danes? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 76,921st most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,144,761 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 39 percent of Danes are found; 27 percent are found in South Asia and 22 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 17,933rd most prevalent forename in the world It is held by 51,823 people.
The last name is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 1,422 people, or 1 in 539,427. In India Danes is most frequent in: Gujarat, where 92 percent live, Haryana, where 5 percent live and Karnataka, where 1 percent live. Beside India it exists in 71 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent live and Spain, where 9 percent live.
Danes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Danes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Danes surname rose 285 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 1 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it decreased 63 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Danes Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Danes surname are 5.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.85% being registered with the party.
The amount Danes earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.67% less than the national average, earning R 55,440 per year; in United States they earn 0.77% more than the national average, earning $43,482 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.54% less than the national average, earning $47,923 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Danes Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Danes in the Oriya language | ||
| ଦାେନସ | daenasa | - |
| Danes in the Hindi language | ||
| दनेश | danesa | 89.13 |
| दनेस | danesa | 4.35 |
| दानेस | danesa | 2.17 |
| दानिस | danisa | 2.17 |
| दानिश | danisa | 2.17 |
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