Das Surname

39th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,401,897 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Das Surname User-submission:

Das and Dass are common in Bengali and Oriya cultures (states are West Bengal and Odisha) and both are a different caste than Dash. Dash caste is only pertaining to Orissa state and is of the Brahmin caste, while Das and Dass are of a different caste.

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Das Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India11,368,8101:674
Bangladesh885,8621:18024
Pakistan35,9791:4,965481
Oman14,3941:25629
Mozambique13,5961:2,005500
United Arab Emirates12,4861:73472
United States10,3831:34,9094,353
Saudi Arabia6,2011:4,976674
Angola6,1131:4,415642
England3,7231:14,9662,212
Sudan3,6401:10,3051,452
France2,9461:22,5472,627
Qatar2,8141:83848
Kuwait2,5551:1,488168
Thailand2,3111:30,5663,019
Canada1,9451:18,9442,663
Bahrain1,8951:71274
Malaysia1,7391:16,9601,649
Vietnam1,7241:53,739563
Brazil1,7201:124,4624,714
Netherlands1,6171:10,4441,409
Australia1,4951:18,0572,525
Ethiopia1,4491:67,3206,648
Ghana1,3161:20,5322,529
Sri Lanka1,1691:17,8002,457
Belgium1,0791:10,6551,535
Portugal1,0571:9,856846
Singapore1,0271:5,363351
Russia8591:167,78019,077
Egypt7631:120,4929,804
Indonesia6451:205,03819,370
Germany6371:126,38215,428
Malawi4711:36,3465,352
Philippines4461:226,99234,870
South Africa4261:127,17814,944
Morocco3751:91,93615,801
Nigeria3551:498,99424,920
Macau3511:1,714202
Fiji3141:2,848493
Guyana2961:2,575474
Japan2781:459,87213,857
New Zealand2561:17,6893,107
Papua New Guinea2541:32,1013,721
Gabon2531:7,4671,394
Nepal2461:115,7762,264
Somalia2451:54,9062,420
Spain2281:205,05313,979
São Tomé and Príncipe1711:1,038153
Poland1701:223,58129,019
Hong Kong1691:43,405774
Taiwan1451:161,6881,425
Scotland1411:37,9703,633
Sweden1311:75,1665,627
Algeria1301:297,16629,274
Suriname1281:4,317926
Switzerland1241:66,2338,050
Italy1171:522,70751,899
Kazakhstan841:210,50619,350
Wales841:36,8403,652
China771:17,757,4231,003
Estonia771:17,1662,887
Uzbekistan711:435,62210,503
Iraq681:515,0248,412
Bhutan661:9,334344
Belarus631:150,81020,737
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Iran571:1,347,06255,719
Mauritius541:23,9524,937
Libya491:127,428674
Madagascar491:482,6501,766
Austria451:189,23224,045
Latvia441:46,5927,086
Andorra431:1,950355
Cape Verde411:12,918454
Tanzania381:1,393,20046,897
Northern Ireland371:49,8664,222
Norway371:138,98117,684
South Korea371:1,384,872373
Ireland291:162,3777,171
Afghanistan291:1,108,73010,128
Cambodia291:534,0404,302
Denmark271:209,06416,975
Iceland261:14,6191,259
Lithuania261:116,71514,086
Mexico251:4,965,04829,049
Ukraine251:1,820,908133,658
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Seychelles231:4,017661
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Finland191:289,30021,660
Paraguay171:425,6915,975
Azerbaijan161:603,07010,870
East Timor161:75,996145
Myanmar161:3,246,124792
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
Maldives141:28,8691,682
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Bulgaria131:536,83923,182
Moldova121:296,78124,445
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Haiti81:1,335,48814,216
Northern Cyprus81:39,8767,494
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Zambia71:2,264,27533,397
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Bolivia51:2,123,2876,830
North Macedonia51:420,29419,032
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Transnistria51:94,94011,199
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Malta41:107,5681,849
Serbia41:1,786,23730,138
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Tuvalu41:2,79736
Zimbabwe41:3,859,560114,807
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Belize21:177,7373,502
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

The alternate forms: Daş (15,324) & Daš (24) are calculated separately.

Das (25,653) may also be a first name.

Das Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Das and Dass are common in Bengali and Oriya cultures (states are West Bengal and Odisha) and both are a different caste than Dash. Dash caste is only pertaining to Orissa state and is of the Brahmin caste, while Das and Dass are of a different caste. Das and Dasi means servant especially to kings and queens. It seems irrelevant in my last name as Dash, but could mean Dass to my ancestors who were priests and they were servants or served God (particularly Jagarnath ji Puri, Orissa). I know my ancestors (priests) got land from the king in Puri so I'm guesstimating that Dash was derived from the same word Das and an H was added to ensure no one confused the castes.

- saki426

The Das surname comes from the word dasa, means 'servant', 'servant of God'. One who gives everything he owns to needy people becomes God's Dasa. His duty is to distribute the knowledge of God and Holy Books contents in the form of simple language songs in Karnataka, India. Now the surname is shortened as Das.

- hgpkumar

The Das surname means 'servant of God'.

- pduser

Das Last Name Facts

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

Das (Arabic: دعس, Bengali: দাস, Hindi: दास, Marathi: दास, Oriya: ଦାସ, Russian: Дас, Tibetan: དཱས།) is found most frequently in India. It can appear as: Daş or Daš. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Das? popularity and diffusion

The last name Das is the 39th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 588 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Das reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 91 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Das is also the 31,371st most commonly held first name globally, borne by 25,653 people.

The surname Das is most widely held in India, where it is held by 11,368,810 people, or 1 in 67. In India Das is mostly found in: West Bengal, where 51 percent live, Assam, where 17 percent live and Odisha, where 10 percent live. Besides India Das exists in 180 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 7 percent live and Pakistan, where 0 percent live.

Das Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Das has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Das last name rose 74,460 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 14,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,680 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Das Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (79%) in Russia, Sunni (67%) in Lebanon, Christian (61%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (38%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Das last name are 0.029999999999994% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.2% being registered with the party.

The amount Das earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 1.77% more than the national average, earning 352,189 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 9.38% more than the national average, earning R 259,920 per year; in United States they earn 21.12% more than the national average, earning $52,262 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.28% more than the national average, earning $51,809 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daş8915,324/
Daš8924/
Dash86326,873/
Dass86131,808/
Daas8657,008/
Dais8613,770/
Dhas8611,934/
Daus868,250/
Deas867,598/
Dase863,732/
Days863,018/
Dast861,285/
Dats86956/
Dasd86246/
da S86226/
Dahs86190/
Dasc8686/
Dads8670/
Ddas8662/
Hdas8633/
Dasp8620/
Dasz8617/
Dazs8613/
Dasj868/
Tdas866/
D'As865/
Dasx864/
Dìas863/
Daàs862/
Daâs861/
Daís861/
Daás861/
Daxs861/
Dajs861/
Da80153,886/
Dashe7516,099/
Dasse753,774/
Dasht753,192/
Daish752,300/
Dease752,029/
Dasch751,470/
Dahse751,263/
Deats751,130/
Daise751,104/
Dahas751,022/
Dadds751,021/
Dhase75876/
Daysh75566/
Daiss75427/
Dause75381/
Daase75310/
Da'as75212/
Dauss75189/
Daust75184/
Dahus75178/
Dahsh75134/
Daash75127/
Dayse75123/
Dhass75106/
Datts7593/
Daush7558/
Datse7558/
Dauds7556/
Dadsh7551/
Dayss7547/
Dauhs7529/
Dhash7524/
Daisd7523/
Gydas7521/
Dayts7520/
Dhaus7518/
Dhais7518/
Dashh7516/
Dauts7515/
Deads7515/
Dahys7514/
Daids7513/
Daist7510/
Daass759/
Dhast755/
Dhats755/
Darzs755/
Daits755/
Dashd755/
Daais754/
Dausz754/
Deash754/
Deast754/
Dahás754/
Dauus754/
Dashs753/
Dassh753/
Ddash753/
Dadse753/
Dauys753/
Dasss753/
Dasdh752/
Dasds752/
Dhays752/
Dhdas752/
Dhaas752/
Deass752/
Daxsh752/
Thdas752/
Dadss752/
Hdais752/
Deasc752/
Dayds752/
Hdass751/
Dhads751/
D'Das751/
Dauzs751/
Dayzs751/
Dastd751/
Tdass751/
Tdase751/
Dasze751/
Daszt751/
Dajsh751/
Daast751/
D'Gas751/
Hhdas751/
Daats751/
Daaas751/
Dausd751/
Daszh751/
Datss751/
Dasdd751/
Hdgas751/
Dasst750/
Dastt750/
Dasce750/
Dai674,941,711/
Dad67463,053/
Day67264,068/
Dau67183,025/
Dah67137,362/
Dağ6775,898/
Dat6740,788/
Dahash6714,744/
Dea6713,620/
Doa6712,761/
Dos679,297/
Dha679,182/
Daz674,413/
Daa674,100/
Dhadse673,245/
Daj673,150/
Dac672,916/
Dax672,408/
Daushe671,503/
Dausch671,473/
Dap671,452/
Dausse671,096/
Hda67773/
Datsch67663/
Dda67329/
Dhaish67284/
Dasova67232/
Dahass67208/
Daasch67193/
Deasse67115/
Daï6795/
Dahais6768/
Daß6755/
Daisse6753/
Dhaise6734/
Dhause6733/
Dasche6732/
D'A6732/
Daitsh6724/
Daî6721/
Dga6720/
Déa6720/
Tda6719/
D'Hase6718/
Tødaas6712/
Daggis679/
Dashsh679/
Daasse679/
Daç677/
Daishe675/
Dhashe674/
Daashe674/
Daitse674/
D'Aust673/
Dhasse673/
Dahaas672/
Dahays672/
Dausce672/
Datshe672/
Daí672/
Dós672/
Dasová672/
Dashtt672/
Daisce672/
Dhaash671/
Daasht671/
D'Dass671/
Dahees671/
Dahyds671/
Deasch671/
Dausht671/
Daysch671/
Ddhash671/
Deaseh671/
Dõs671/
Ïda671/
Datsse671/
Dasowa671/
Daì671/
Daysse671/
Dashch671/
Dascht671/
D'Aish671/
Dáa671/
Dahshe671/
Daschs671/
Dadshh671/
Dahsht671/
Dahsth671/
Dasdsd671/
Deatts670/
Dausth670/
Deaths670/
Deatse670/

Das Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Das in the Bengali language
দাসdasa99.86
দাস্das0.05
দস্das0.01
Das in the Hindi language
दासdasa99.57
दस्das0.04
दास्das0.04
आरara0.02
एमema0.01
एसesa0.01
दश्das0
एनena0
Das in the Marathi language
दासdasa99.1
आशाasa0.07
अशाasa0
Das in the Oriya language
ଦାସdasa98.34
ଦାସ୍das0.13
ଦାଶ୍das0.01
ାସasa0
ଡାସ୍das0
Das in the Tibetan language
དཱས།44.27
དཱས་19.85
དས་10.69
དཱསི་dasi6.87
དསི་dasi5.34
དཤི་dashi3.82
དཱཤ་dasha3.05
དསི།dasi0.76
དའསི་dasi0.76
དཇཱ་daja0.76
དཱཤི་dashi0.76
མ་ཡ་དཱས་mayadé0.76
ཀུ་མར་དཱས་kumardé0.76
དཱཇ་daja0.76
དཤ་dasha0.76
Das in the Russian language
Дасdas-
Das in the Arabic language
دعسds-
دسds-
داسdas-

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