Dansk Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Dansk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dansk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden541:182,34712,605
Finland181:305,37222,464
Denmark91:627,19136,734
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Dansk (27) may also be a first name.

Dansk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dansk (Russian: Данск) has its highest incidence in Sweden. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dansk? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,955,159th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Dansk are found; 89 percent are found in Northern Europe and 89 percent are found in Scandinavia. Dansk is also the 2,036,353rd most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 27 people.

The surname Dansk is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 182,347. In Sweden Dansk is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 63 percent reside, Gävleborg County, where 19 percent reside and Västra Götaland County, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Sweden this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 20 percent reside and Denmark, where 10 percent reside.

Dansk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dansk has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dansık91427/
Danske9124/
Danscke831/
Donsk800/
Danschke7730/
Danskova7710/
Donske7321/
Danzke7317/
Dansgh732/
Danışık67436/
Damszke671/
Donskova623,975/
Damschke6225/
Donschjk621/
Danscova621/
Danzg602/
Domske5551/
Domshke502/

Dansk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dansk in the Russian language
Данскdansk-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Dansk
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