Dantziger Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dantziger Surname Definition:

A native of Dantzig, the capital of West Prussia, according to the German mode of adding ER to denote residence in a town.

Dantziger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Dantziger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A native of Dantzig, the capital of West Prussia, according to the German mode of adding ER to denote residence in a town.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Dantziger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dantziger occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Dantziger click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dantziger? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,772,636th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Dantziger reside; 71 percent reside in Western Europe and 65 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 7,318,678. In Germany Dantziger is most frequent in: Hamburg, where 100 percent reside. Barring Germany it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Israel, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Danziger943,544/
Dancziger89124/
Dantsiger8950/
Danzieger892/
Danzigier891/
Danzaiger891/
Danzigger890/
Dannziger890/
Dantsiguer8410/
Danziehger841/
Danciger82126/
Donziger8222/
Danzyger824/
Danzeger820/
Danzeiser7822/
Dancigier782/
Danceiger780/
Dancyger71136/
Dancizer711/
Dancygier67114/
Donzeiser6712/
Dandsaige670/
Damtsheuser507/

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