Dass Surname

4,276th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131,808 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Fiji

Dass 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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Dass Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India109,6401:6,996611
Pakistan3,6061:49,5412,042
Bangladesh2,6131:60,9863,114
Malaysia2,3351:12,6311,330
United States2,1241:170,64917,244
Trinidad and Tobago1,5581:875125
England1,4001:39,7995,138
Fiji1,2571:71278
South Africa1,0391:52,1446,601
Sri Lanka8041:25,8813,346
United Arab Emirates6771:13,5341,658
Canada6721:54,8306,514
Saudi Arabia5961:51,7727,760
Guyana4891:1,559272
Haiti4751:22,4921,806
Kuwait3371:11,2781,556
Australia3001:89,98610,337
Singapore2781:19,812801
Oman2731:13,5091,539
Qatar2091:11,2821,235
New Zealand1791:25,2984,427
Nigeria1341:1,321,96152,161
Bahrain1321:10,2171,962
Philippines731:1,386,825100,991
Germany691:1,166,74676,492
Thailand561:1,261,399181,528
Scotland421:127,4727,985
Argentina361:1,187,31770,591
Myanmar361:1,442,722585
Spain331:1,416,72844,772
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
France191:3,495,933219,029
São Tomé and Príncipe191:9,338607
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Wales181:171,91811,581
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Venezuela141:2,157,43425,468
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Ecuador121:1,325,48716,904
Algeria111:3,511,95946,373
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
China61:227,886,92811,701
Finland61:916,11741,832
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belize11:355,4743,977
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland331:113,4315,331
England51:4,875,074116,529
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1591:315,84124,783

Dass (3,752) may also be a first name.

Dass 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

Dass Last Name Facts

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

Dass (Bengali: দাস, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺍﺹ, Hindi: दास, Marathi: दास, Oriya: ଦାସ, Russian: Дасс) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dass? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,276th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 55,289 people. Dass is primarily found in Asia, where 92 percent of Dass reside; 89 percent reside in South Asia and 58 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 114,924th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 3,752 people.

It is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 109,640 people, or 1 in 6,996. In India it is primarily found in: Punjab, where 40 percent live, Jammu and Kashmir, where 31 percent live and Delhi, where 20 percent live. Besides India this surname exists in 97 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 3 percent live and Bangladesh, where 2 percent live.

Dass Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dass has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,336 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 28,000 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 127 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 360 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dass Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dass last name are 0.48999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.74% registered with the political party.

The amount Dass earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 13% less than the national average, earning 301,088 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 27.75% more than the national average, earning R 303,588 per year; in United States they earn 7.78% more than the national average, earning $46,505 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.63% more than the national average, earning $55,957 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dasse893,774/
Daiss89427/
Dauss89189/
Dhass89106/
Dayss8947/
Daass899/
Dashs893/
Dassh893/
Dasss893/
Dasds892/
Deass892/
Dadss892/
Hdass891/
Tdass891/
Datss891/
Dasst890/
Das8612,401,897/
Dausse801,096/
Dahass80208/
Deasse80115/
Daisse8053/
Dashsh809/
Daasse809/
Dhasse803/
D'Dass801/
Datsse801/
Daysse801/
Daschs801/
Dasdsd801/
Dash75326,873/
Daas7557,008/
Doss7538,070/
Dais7513,770/
Dhas7511,934/
Daus758,250/
Deas757,598/
Dase753,732/
Days753,018/
Dast751,285/
Dats75956/
Dasd75246/
da S75226/
Dahs75190/
Dads7570/
Ddas7562/
Hdas7533/
Dasp7520/
Dasz7517/
Dasj758/
Tdas756/
D'As755/
Dasx754/
Dìas753/
Daàs752/
Daâs751/
Daís751/
Daás751/
Daxs751/
Dajs751/
Dadshsh732/
Dastsch731/
D'Gauss731/
Da67153,886/
Dashe6716,099/
Deiss673,602/
Dasht673,192/
Daish672,300/
Dease672,029/
Dosse671,930/
Dasch671,470/
Dahse671,263/
Deats671,130/
Daise671,104/
Dahas671,022/
Dadds671,021/
Dhase67876/
Deuss67794/
Daysh67566/
Dause67381/
Daase67310/
Da'as67212/
Daust67184/
Dahus67178/
Dahsh67134/
Douss67130/
Daash67127/
Dayse67123/
Datts6793/
Daush6758/
Datse6758/
Dauds6756/
Dadsh6751/
Deyss6744/
Dauhs6729/
Dhash6724/
Daisd6723/
Gydas6721/
Dojss6721/
Duoss6720/
Dayts6720/
Dhaus6718/
Dhais6718/
Dashh6716/
Dauts6715/
Deads6715/
D'Assche6714/
Dahys6714/
Daids6713/
Daist6710/
dos S678/
Dhoss677/
Dhast675/
Dhats675/
Darzs675/
Daits675/
Dashd675/
Daais674/
Dausz674/
Deash674/
Deast674/
Dahás674/
Dauus674/
Ddash673/
Dadse673/
Dauys673/
Dasdh672/
Dhays672/
Dhdas672/
Doiss672/
Dhaas672/
Daxsh672/
Thdas672/
Hdais672/
Dosst672/
Dayds672/
Dhads671/
D'Das671/
Daussova671/
Dayzs671/
Dastd671/
Dooss671/
Tdase671/
Dasze671/
Daszt671/
Dajsh671/
Daast671/
D'Gas671/
Dossp671/
Hhdas671/
Daats671/
Daaas671/
Dausd671/
Daszh671/
Dasdd671/
Hdgas671/
Dohss670/
Dastt670/
Dasce670/

Dass Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dass in the Bengali language
দাসdasa-
Dass in the Marathi language
दासdasa99.71
डासdasa0.29
Dass in the Hindi language
दासdasa99.34
Dass in the Oriya language
ଦାସdasa92.86
ଦାଶdasa6.12
Dass in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﺍﺹdas66.67
ﺩﺍﺱdas33.33
Dass in the Russian language
Дассdass-

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