Dankers Surname

163,062nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,665 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Dankers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dankers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,2741:13,2551,931
Germany7111:113,22813,945
United States3811:951,33670,955
South Africa1871:289,72028,200
Belgium571:201,69626,362
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England51:11,143,612252,590
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
France21:33,211,361423,184
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Dankers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dankers (Russian: Данкерс) occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dankers? popularity and diffusion

It is the 163,062nd most widely held surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,734,539 people. The surname Dankers is primarily found in Europe, where 77 percent of Dankers are found; 77 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Dankers is most common in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,274 people, or 1 in 13,255. In The Netherlands Dankers is mostly found in: North Brabant, where 60 percent are found, South Holland, where 12 percent are found and Gelderland, where 6 percent are found. Barring The Netherlands this surname exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 27 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Dankers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dankers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dankers surname expanded 1,361 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dankers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dankers surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the political party.

The amount Dankers earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 43.73% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,908 per year; in South Africa they earn 3.16% more than the national average, earning R 245,136 per year and in United States they earn 7.35% more than the national average, earning $46,322 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Danckers93270/
Dankerst930/
Danckaers8855/
Danckkers881/
Donkers864,834/
Damkers861/
Dancers860/
Donckers801,643/
Danckars802/
Donkhers801/
Domkers711/

Dankers Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dankers in the Russian language
Данкерсdankers-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dankers
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