Dansken Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Dansken Surname Definition:
Danskin, Danskine. This surname meant originally a native of Danzig (now Gdansk), and appears in Scottish record about the beginning of the seventeenth century. John Danskyne was a skinner in Dundee in 1616 (Wedd., p. 278), and Patrik Dansken was constable "landwart of Craill" in 1633 (RPC.
Read More About This SurnameDansken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 15 | 1:249,548 | 8,553 |
Dansken Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Danskin, Danskine. This surname meant originally a native of Danzig (now Gdansk), and appears in Scottish record about the beginning of the seventeenth century. John Danskyne was a skinner in Dundee in 1616 (Wedd., p. 278), and Patrik Dansken was constable "landwart of Craill" in 1633 (RPC., 2. ser. V, p. 93). Henry Danskin was one of the contributors to the Delitiae poetarum Scotorum, published in Amsterdam in 1637. George Glaastanes, archbishop of St. Andrews, in a letter to King James VI refers to him as "Your Maiestie's owne poet and natiue seruant, Mr. Henry Danskene" (Pollok, II, p. 71). The surname is also found in Stirling in 1717 (Sc. Ant., VI p. 88), and there are twelve of this name in the Commissariot Record of Dunblane from 1604 onward. "Gerald Stanley," composer of the "Woodland Whispers" waltzes, was in private life George Dansken. For an account of the early commercial relations between Scotland and Danzig see Fischer's The Scot in Germany, part 1. Daniskine 1664.
Dansken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dansken Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dansken is more commonly found in Denmark than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dansken? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 11,742,229th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Dansken is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Dansken are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in Scandinavia.
Dansken is most common in Denmark, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 5,644,715. In Denmark it is most numerous in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 100 percent are found. Not including Denmark this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The Philippines, where 50 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danskean | 93 | 0 | / |
| Danskin | 86 | 936 | / |
| Danauskene | 82 | 1 | / |
| Daniskan | 80 | 63 | / |
| Danskine | 80 | 52 | / |
| Dansokan | 80 | 39 | / |
| Dansakun | 80 | 24 | / |
| Daniskin | 80 | 7 | / |
| Dansakon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Danskain | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dansukon | 80 | 1 | / |
| Donskene | 80 | 1 | / |
| Danaskyn | 80 | 1 | / |
| Danauskienė | 78 | 130 | / |
| Danauskiene | 78 | 5 | / |
| Danauskienë | 78 | 1 | / |
| Dunskn | 77 | 0 | / |
| Dansakhon | 75 | 136 | / |
| Dansukhon | 75 | 124 | / |
| Daneskyan | 75 | 13 | / |
| Daniskina | 75 | 4 | / |
| Dansoukin | 75 | 2 | / |
| Danseagan | 75 | 2 | / |
| Donskienė | 75 | 2 | / |
| Dunskiene | 75 | 1 | / |
| Donskiene | 75 | 1 | / |
| Danscrean | 75 | 0 | / |
| Donnesken | 75 | 0 | / |
| Dainauskienė | 74 | 82 | / |
| Dainauskiene | 74 | 5 | / |
| Daniauskiene | 74 | 2 | / |
| Dahnseegon | 71 | 6 | / |
| Dansiwakan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Dhanasukon | 71 | 2 | / |
| Danisakhan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tanskun | 71 | 1 | / |
| Diansukina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Denskin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dunskin | 71 | 0 | / |
| Tansakun | 67 | 8,039 | / |
| Deniskin | 67 | 934 | / |
| Dansigan | 67 | 259 | / |
| Danışkan | 67 | 257 | / |
| Dunauskienė | 67 | 205 | / |
| Denyskyn | 67 | 92 | / |
| Danisgan | 67 | 77 | / |
| Donschen | 67 | 56 | / |
| Diniskin | 67 | 15 | / |
| Tansikun | 67 | 14 | / |
| Danschin | 67 | 12 | / |
| Tansakon | 67 | 6 | / |
| Dansugan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Donauskienė | 67 | 4 | / |
| Denskoon | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dainasakhan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Donauskiene | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dansigon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dansagan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dan Sakaina | 67 | 1 | / |
| Denuskin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Din Sekwena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dunauskiene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Donsakun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dinsakun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Danshchin | 63 | 7 | / |
| Domskin | 57 | 0 | / |
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