Dare Surname
Approximately 50,692 people bear this surname
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 SurnameDare Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 18,258 | 1:9,702 | 1,062 |
| Niger | 6,423 | 1:2,988 | 308 |
| United States | 4,670 | 1:77,614 | 8,869 |
| Togo | 2,730 | 1:2,655 | 355 |
| England | 2,641 | 1:21,097 | 2,977 |
| Australia | 2,109 | 1:12,800 | 1,850 |
| Ethiopia | 1,932 | 1:50,490 | 5,344 |
| Iran | 1,728 | 1:44,434 | 5,065 |
| Brazil | 1,657 | 1:129,194 | 4,923 |
| India | 1,286 | 1:596,474 | 28,834 |
| Burkina Faso | 1,202 | 1:15,268 | 1,184 |
| Ghana | 762 | 1:35,460 | 4,134 |
| Yemen | 648 | 1:40,780 | 3,501 |
| Philippines | 445 | 1:227,502 | 34,926 |
| Canada | 435 | 1:84,703 | 9,410 |
| Zimbabwe | 416 | 1:37,111 | 5,754 |
| Indonesia | 372 | 1:355,509 | 30,716 |
| France | 329 | 1:201,893 | 31,384 |
| Iraq | 293 | 1:119,528 | 3,373 |
| Wales | 285 | 1:10,858 | 1,216 |
| Papua New Guinea | 195 | 1:41,814 | 5,091 |
| Benin | 193 | 1:53,552 | 6,715 |
| South Africa | 186 | 1:291,278 | 28,316 |
| Ivory Coast | 178 | 1:129,614 | 6,291 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Romania | 116 | 1:173,085 | 17,821 |
| New Zealand | 98 | 1:46,207 | 7,572 |
| Scotland | 58 | 1:92,307 | 6,478 |
| Pakistan | 52 | 1:3,435,459 | 26,277 |
| Senegal | 52 | 1:280,372 | 1,612 |
| Northern Ireland | 45 | 1:41,001 | 3,772 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Russia | 31 | 1:4,649,131 | 213,487 |
| Cameroon | 29 | 1:716,175 | 51,453 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Italy | 27 | 1:2,265,063 | 92,103 |
| Mexico | 24 | 1:5,171,925 | 29,601 |
| Taiwan | 24 | 1:976,864 | 6,814 |
| Thailand | 23 | 1:3,071,232 | 294,953 |
| Jamaica | 22 | 1:130,452 | 4,751 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Venezuela | 16 | 1:1,887,755 | 23,347 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Guyana | 15 | 1:50,815 | 4,586 |
| United Arab Emirates | 15 | 1:610,818 | 23,687 |
| Argentina | 13 | 1:3,287,955 | 132,850 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Iceland | 11 | 1:34,554 | 2,447 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Haiti | 10 | 1:1,068,391 | 11,823 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 10 | 1:136,398 | 7,940 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Ukraine | 9 | 1:5,058,077 | 228,455 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Slovenia | 8 | 1:310,959 | 16,987 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| North Macedonia | 6 | 1:350,245 | 17,994 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Albania | 4 | 1:728,514 | 20,844 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Eritrea | 4 | 1:1,187,975 | 480 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 23 | 1:192,603 | 9,322 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,194 | 1:20,415 | 2,895 |
| Wales | 105 | 1:14,937 | 882 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Guernsey | 2 | 1:16,328 | 1,834 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,143 | 1:43,936 | 5,095 |
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:
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.
(English) Descendant of Deor (brave, or bold).
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.
Dare Demographics
Average Male Dare Height
174.98 cm
Average Female Dare Height
163.78 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
Dare Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dare in the Georgian language | ||
| დარე | dare | - |
| Dare in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﺍﺭﻯ | dary | - |
| Dare in the Bengali language | ||
| দারে | dare | - |
| Dare in the Hindi language | ||
| दारे | dare | 71.15 |
| डरे | dare | 20.19 |
| दरे | dare | 5.77 |
| डारे | dare | 1.92 |
| Dare in the Marathi language | ||
| दरे | dare | 66.67 |
| डरे | dare | 29.99 |
| दारे | dare | 1.94 |
| डारे | dare | 0.78 |
| देारे | deare | 0.31 |
| डरेे | daree | 0.16 |
| Dare in the Oriya language | ||
| ଦେର | dera | 56.25 |
| ଦାେର | daera | 37.5 |
| ଡାେର | daera | 6.25 |
| Dare in the Russian language | ||
| Даре | dare | - |
| Dare in the Arabic language | ||
| داري | dary | - |
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Footnotes
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