Dannhauser Surname

279,475th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Dannhauser Surname Definition:

From place names in Wurtenberg, Ger­many and Silesia, now Poland (Tannhausen). Literally “Pine-House”.

Dannhauser Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,0301:52,6006,645
United States1311:2,766,862164,942
Germany981:821,48459,964
Austria481:177,40522,887
England261:2,143,00282,017
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
France71:9,488,960336,266
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
China21:683,660,78330,601
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

The alternate forms: Dannhäuser (386) are calculated separately.

Dannhauser (10) may also be a first name.

Dannhauser Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From place names in Wurtenberg, Ger­many and Silesia, now Poland (Tannhausen). Literally “Pine-House”.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Dannhauser Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dannhauser is found most frequently in South Africa. It may appear in the variant forms: Dannhäuser. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dannhauser? popularity and diffusion

Dannhauser is the 279,475th most commonly used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,269,375 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Dannhauser reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Dannhauser is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name globally, held by 10 people.

It is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,030 people, or 1 in 52,600. In South Africa Dannhauser is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 39 percent live, KwaZulu-Natal, where 18 percent live and Mpumalanga, where 12 percent live. Excluding South Africa Dannhauser occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent live and Germany, where 7 percent live.

Dannhauser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dannhauser has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dannhauser surname expanded 624 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dannhauser Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dannhauser surname are 4.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.89% being registered with the party.

The amount Dannhauser earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 102.29% more than the national average, earning R 480,708 per year and in United States they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning $49,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dannhäuser97386/
Danhauser95288/
Dannhausser952/
Dannahauser950/
Donnhauser9019/
Dannheuser9015/
Dannhauzer902/
Dannhouser902/
Dhanhauser900/
Danhause897/
Danhuser890/
Dannhäusser865/
Donhauser843,306/
Danhouser8428/
Danhäuser8421/
Dannhüser8411/
Damhauser849/
Denhauser848/
Danhauzer842/
Danuser82967/
Danhuse8239/
Danhase8213/
Danause822/
Dannheiser8054/
Dannhäußer8047/
Donnhäuser8030/
Dhannasser804/
Dohnhauser801/
Danhausa78146/
Danhouse7835/
Dhanaser7811/
Danhauge786/
Danhusse785/
Daneause782/
Deanuser782/
Dhanuser781/
Danasere781/
Donhuser781/
Danhushe781/
Dannheisser7688/
Danase7520/
Danuse752/
Dannacher74129/
Danheiser7496/
Donhauzer7466/
Dhannasee7426/
Donhaiser7421/
Dangauzer747/
Denhauzer747/
Dongauser743/
Dhanasere742/
Dhanasetr741/
Danneiser741/
Donheuser741/
Donhäuser741/
Danhausaa741/
Dhanaseur741/
Donhaused741/
Dagnasier741/
Dagnasser741/
Donhouser740/
Donhauserová731/
Dhanase711,462/
Dangase71568/
Dannasi71263/
Dhanuse71106/
Danhage7127/
Danasir7118/
Dannage7114/
Dannasa7113/
Danager7112/
Danouse7112/
Danutse7110/
Danhasi719/
Danhusi718/
Dannise716/
Danhaje715/
Denuser711/
Danhose711/
Damnase711/
Danauze711/
Dagnase711/
Dannace711/
Dagnaisser709/
Danaheiser702/
Dannatcher700/
Daunheiser700/
Domhausser700/
Dhannasi67132/
Danassie6726/
Danniger6724/
Danacıer6724/
Danhassi6715/
Danhusai6711/
Dhanager679/
Dhanasir679/
Dannisøe677/
Dhanased676/
Danajjer675/
Dannoset675/
Danhushi675/
Danacher675/
Dhannaje674/
Danisger674/
Donnager673/
Danahger672/
Dannussi672/
Dhanushe672/
Donhouse672/
Danhache672/
Dhangase672/
Dhannage671/
Danasett671/
Daneager671/
Danhoose671/
Dannishe671/
Deannise671/
Ddannasi671/
Donhauge671/
Dangausi671/
Danhauji671/
Dangasse671/
Danhatsi671/
Danousse671/
Donhoser670/

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