Dare Surname

11,083rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50,692 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Togo

Dare Surname Definition:

I have no solution of this name to offer (unknown).

Roger Dare, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

William Dare, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Richard le Dare, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Read More About This Surname

Dare Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria18,2581:9,7021,062
Niger6,4231:2,988308
United States4,6701:77,6148,869
Togo2,7301:2,655355
England2,6411:21,0972,977
Australia2,1091:12,8001,850
Ethiopia1,9321:50,4905,344
Iran1,7281:44,4345,065
Brazil1,6571:129,1944,923
India1,2861:596,47428,834
Burkina Faso1,2021:15,2681,184
Ghana7621:35,4604,134
Yemen6481:40,7803,501
Philippines4451:227,50234,926
Canada4351:84,7039,410
Zimbabwe4161:37,1115,754
Indonesia3721:355,50930,716
France3291:201,89331,384
Iraq2931:119,5283,373
Wales2851:10,8581,216
Papua New Guinea1951:41,8145,091
Benin1931:53,5526,715
South Africa1861:291,27828,316
Ivory Coast1781:129,6146,291
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Romania1161:173,08517,821
New Zealand981:46,2077,572
Scotland581:92,3076,478
Pakistan521:3,435,45926,277
Senegal521:280,3721,612
Northern Ireland451:41,0013,772
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Russia311:4,649,131213,487
Cameroon291:716,17551,453
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Italy271:2,265,06392,103
Mexico241:5,171,92529,601
Taiwan241:976,8646,814
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Jamaica221:130,4524,751
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Guyana151:50,8154,586
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Iceland111:34,5542,447
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Haiti101:1,068,39111,823
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Trinidad and Tobago101:136,3987,940
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
China81:170,915,1968,932
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Slovenia81:310,95916,987
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
North Macedonia61:350,24517,994
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Albania41:728,51420,844
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Eritrea41:1,187,975480
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:192,6039,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1941:20,4152,895
Wales1051:14,937882
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1431:43,9365,095

The alternate forms: Daré (139) & Darè (1) are calculated separately.

Dare (57,817) may also be a first name.

Dare Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

I have no solution of this name to offer (unknown).

Roger Dare, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

William Dare, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Richard le Dare, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Robert le Dare, Somerset, 1 Edward III:

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

The French D’Air(e = Of Aire or the Area [French aire, an area, barn-floor; Latin area, an open space, threshing-floor, &c.] But there has prob. been confusion with Dear(e, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Deor (brave, or bold).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Perhaps originally D'Air; from Air, name of two towns of France, the one dep. Pas-de-Calais, the other dep. Landes; or from Ayr, in Scotland, cap. co. on the Ayr. It may also be the same name as Dear.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Dare Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dare (Arabic: داري, Bengali: দারে, Georgian: დარე, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺍﺭﻯ, Hindi: दारे, Marathi: दरे, Oriya: ଦେର, Russian: Даре) occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be found as: Daré or Darè. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dare? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 11,083rd most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 143,761 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 65 percent of Dare are found; 59 percent are found in West Africa and 46 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 16,350th most prevalent first name globally It is held by 57,817 people.

Dare is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 18,258 people, or 1 in 9,702. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Kogi, where 11 percent live, Lagos, where 11 percent live and Ondo, where 10 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 111 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Dare Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dare has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dare last name expanded 409 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 221 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 271 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,160 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dare Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Dare surname is primarily Catholic (91%) in Ireland, Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Christian (85%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Dare last name are 11.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.25% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dare earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 221.46% more than the national average, earning R 763,920 per year; in United States they earn 7.99% more than the national average, earning $46,597 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.17% more than the national average, earning $51,256 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daré92139/
Darè921/
Dares8928,051/
Darie898,159/
Darge897,675/
Dayre894,231/
Daire893,174/
Dareh892,729/
Darre892,177/
Daure892,123/
Dhare891,802/
Darey891,305/
Darea891,224/
Datre89899/
Daret89899/
Darez89735/
Darje89541/
Deare89493/
Daree89392/
Dasre89197/
Darer89192/
Darei89164/
Darze89139/
Dahre8968/
Daare8960/
Darej8925/
Dared8923/
Daere8917/
Darhe8912/
Dgare896/
Dareu894/
Darep891/
Da're891/
Ddare891/
Dar86238,033/
Dahare805,350/
Darreh803,899/
Dharei802,164/
Dhaure801,733/
Dehare801,713/
Daures801,197/
Dearie801,078/
Daresh801,032/
Daurer80722/
Dayare80461/
Dharge80432/
Dareae80403/
Darrer80341/
Darzie80331/
Daress80327/
Darieh80279/
Dhatre80248/
Daurie80241/
Dayere80228/
Ddhare80193/
Dayire80189/
Darret80176/
Dargey80164/
Darres80156/
Datres80147/
Dayres80138/
Darrie80125/
Darees80116/
Darzee80114/
Dearey80105/
Doyare8085/
Darrey8080/
Daureu8079/
Dhaire8076/
Dharej8068/
Deares8063/
Dauret8062/
Daurge8058/
Dharey8058/
D'Aure8052/
Dareys8048/
Dhared8044/
Dhares8044/
Dairey8041/
Dareis8038/
Daires8035/
Dareer8033/
Dauhre8032/
Dharie8030/
Dharje8029/
Darets8027/
Dayret8027/
Dairet8027/
Daehre8025/
Darett8022/
Dareey8020/
Dareez8016/
Dujare8015/
Dahrie8015/
Dahure8013/
Dayure8013/
Dejare8013/
Dahreh8013/
Darrez8013/
Dharee8012/
Dajree8012/
Deyare8011/
Dasree8011/
Dare'e8011/
Dharer8010/
Dautre8010/
Dhayre8010/
Dajare8010/
Darhed8010/
Darheh8010/
Daurea808/
Dhgare808/
Darred808/
Dhaare808/
Dairie807/
Dharet806/
Dai're806/
Darepp805/
Dearer805/
Darjje805/
Duyare804/
D'Atre804/
Dhasre804/
Dijare804/
Dargeh804/
Daaret804/
Dajere804/
Daarie804/
Dareas804/
Ddarge803/
Deahre803/
Dearje803/
Dareid803/
Darije803/
Daitre803/
Daiure803/
Diyare803/
Darech803/
Dayore803/
Daurez803/
Dareed803/
Dareiz803/
Dariey803/
D'Arey802/
Dajire802/
Dheare802/
Dharre802/
Dhaere802/
Dojare802/
Dahrey802/
Darest802/
Dawere802/
Dajore802/
D'Aire802/
Daarey802/
Dayrie802/
Dayree802/
Daereh802/
Datrey801/
Hddare801/
Dhareu801/
Dhahre801/
Daahre801/
D'Arge801/
Dahred801/
Dairea801/
Dairer801/
Dairre801/
Dearre801/
Darhea801/
Darhey801/
Darree801/
Dasrey801/
Deareh801/
Dattre801/
Datred801/
Daurey801/
Daureş801/
Daresz801/
Dareyd801/
Daeree801/
Dairee801/
Dajres801/
Dharhe801/
Dharze801/
Deiare801/
Dairei801/
Daireh801/
Dairez801/
Dayrer800/
Daerge800/
Dearee800/
Darhie800/
Daiyre800/
Dhar75244,535/
Dara75125,987/
Dari7580,972/
Dore7570,839/
Dere7542,212/
Daar7515,011/
Dear7514,585/
Dart7512,500/
Dire7511,845/
Darr7511,777/
Dary753,956/
Darh753,001/
Dard752,899/
Dahr752,364/
Daur752,037/
Dair751,386/
Darz75386/
Dayr75228/
Darp75128/
Darj7580/
Dasr7570/
Ddar7566/
Datr7549/
Döre7542/
Hdar756/
Dgar756/
Dajr752/
Tdar751/
Darø751/
D'Ar751/
Dautrey73688/
Dahatre73449/
Darrett73364/
Dauerer73227/
Dhayare73188/
Dhautre73113/
Daharee73106/
Darghey7374/
Deharre7371/
Darahei7371/
Darress7362/
Dhaurey7357/
Duyarer7354/
D'Aurea7349/
Deareis7333/
Darehed7329/
Dauhrer7321/
Deareys7318/
Dareths7318/
Dhayere7315/
Dahrgeh7315/
Dhargey7312/
Darechh7312/
Dhauyre7312/
Dayares7311/
Darrees7311/
Dareggi7310/
Dhaureh739/
Dahrieh739/
Darooie738/
Dharesh737/
Dhehare737/
Dhahare736/
Dautret736/
Hdarech735/
Dharepp735/
Dharije735/
Daahare735/
Dhajare734/
Dharrie734/
Daytree734/
Darrepp734/
Dearest734/
Dauhjre734/
Daharie734/
Datress733/
Uandare732/
Dearhie732/
Dhatree732/
Duyaree731/
Dhathre731/
Dhatrer731/
Dhddare731/
Dhgaare731/
Daheere731/
Dahreed731/
Daiarje731/
Daihare731/
Dagiere731/
Darreer731/
Datthre731/
Dausrey731/
Dayaure731/
Darrgeh731/
Dijjare731/
Dajerep731/
Dautres731/
Dahyres731/
Dayhere731/
Darehee731/
Darhets731/
Darahey731/
Darooee731/
Dairess731/
Dairest731/
Duyarie731/
Dhaarea731/
Dhareej731/
Dhareez731/
D'Ayres731/
Dawereh731/
Dgajere731/
Dahwere731/
Daharei731/
Daweres731/
Daureis731/
Dareish731/
Dearrie730/
Darreey730/
Dhara67235,467/
Derie6739,037/
Dahri6729,858/
Dhore6727,961/
Dhari6725,262/
Dhere6719,081/
Darai6718,538/
Dario6717,003/
Dores679,637/
Dahar678,905/
Dorey678,557/
Dasri675,799/
Dairi675,512/
Dorge675,384/
Daraj674,880/
Datri674,732/
Daris674,580/
Daira674,439/
Darii674,073/
Dorea674,034/
Daroy673,718/
Deere673,624/
Daray673,528/
Deara673,443/
Darzi673,163/
Deary672,544/
Dorje672,457/
Dorer672,131/
Daari672,112/
Darry672,078/
Daura671,702/
Dörre671,655/
Darra671,600/
Daryi671,595/
Dörge671,541/
Doret671,531/
Darid671,521/
Darri671,259/
Derre671,248/
Daara671,223/
Dohre671,129/
Duere671,114/
Derei671,080/
Dariy671,040/
Doure671,007/
Deari67888/
Dauri67802/
Doire67790/
Doree67782/
Darhi67750/
Dairy67734/
Daraa67712/
Dhaur67706/
Darip67704/
Dartt67699/
Dargi67676/
Dorie67676/
Darij67674/
Darih67664/
Dereh67642/
Dhire67599/
Derey67570/
Daury67562/
Dorre67543/
Dotre67530/
Dereu67529/
Daroa67516/
Doore67504/
Dariz67489/
Daryo67457/
Dorez67429/
Dhair67384/
Daroi67377/
Dağar67350/
Darui67344/
Dahur67332/
Direy67325/
Darit67267/
Daroj67241/
Dosre67240/
Deree67232/
Darza67211/
Darha67207/
Da'ar67201/
Deire67185/
Diere67167/
Darré67159/
Dareachh67156/
Daeri67146/
Datry67140/
Dayri67137/
Derea67130/
Deart67121/
Dórea67119/
Dorei67110/
Deure67109/
Duire6793/
Dahry6779/
Dorze6778/
Derhe6773/
Deyre6766/
Darzy6761/
Dariç6750/
Dörje6749/
Dearr6748/
Dähre6747/
Dhary6745/
Doere6744/
Dorée6744/
Deard6743/
D'Ari6742/
Dehre6741/
Deahr6739/
Daruy6739/
Döhre6738/
Dajri6737/
D'Art6736/
Döres6735/
Dirre6732/
Değre6732/
Darrh6730/
Ddhar6728/
Dayra6728/
Dasry6726/
Dauré6726/
Doreh6725/
Dorhe6724/
Dörer6724/
Dharr6723/
Dored6722/
Direi6722/
Dhard6719/
Daruj6719/
Doyre6718/
Daird6718/
Daair6717/
Dhaar6716/
Dhear6714/
Direa6714/
H'Darech6712/
Dgaur6712/
Daurd6711/
Darys6711/
Ddari6710/
Darhh6710/
Darrè6710/
Ddahr679/
Hdear679/
Dhatr678/
Dearp678/
Dörei678/
Dhart677/
Diree677/
Dayrj677/
Dgair677/
Hdari676/
Doreu676/
Dgari676/
Dhahr676/
Hdara675/
Dharh675/
Dor'e675/
Daïra675/
Darzé675/
Dôres675/
Darzs675/
Dárer675/
Duyre674/
Dharp674/
D'Ore674/
Dahyr674/
Ddara673/
Dahrr673/
Dajra673/
Darhy673/
Daurehøj673/
D'Hayere673/
Daery672/
Daurh672/
D'Ayr672/
Dóres672/
Daart672/
Dddar672/
Di're672/
Dhayr672/
Gydar672/
Thdar671/
Hdgar671/
Hdhar671/
Dhaheare671/
Dhgar671/
Daharreh671/
Dahrh671/
Dajtr671/
Dejaurez671/
Dearh671/
Datrr671/
Dautr671/
Dayjr671/
Dasrr671/
Deaur671/
Hdair671/
Dauhjare671/
Datré671/
Dasré671/
Dejarret671/
Ddarr671/
Ddere671/
Daïri671/
Dearhead671/
Daryd671/
Dahrj671/
Daijr671/
Dairé671/
Daahr671/
Daarj671/
D'Gar671/
Dáreu671/
Dãrre671/
Dórey671/
Dôrge671/
Dereï671/
Dujarrie671/
Duore671/
Dayerzeh671/
D'Ara671/
Tdari671/
Daarz671/
Dhuhyare671/
Dayrr670/
Darrt670/
Dayry670/
Dyere670/
Dairh670/
Dairr670/
Dasrecht670/

Dare Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dare in the Georgian language
დარეdare-
Dare in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﺍﺭﻯdary-
Dare in the Bengali language
দারেdare-
Dare in the Hindi language
दारेdare71.15
डरेdare20.19
दरेdare5.77
डारेdare1.92
Dare in the Marathi language
दरेdare66.67
डरेdare29.99
दारेdare1.94
डारेdare0.78
देारेdeare0.31
डरेेdaree0.16
Dare in the Oriya language
ଦେରdera56.25
ଦାେରdaera37.5
ଡାେରdaera6.25
Dare in the Russian language
Дареdare-
Dare in the Arabic language
داريdary-

Search for Another Surname

Dare Reference & Research

Dare FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Dare
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis