Date Surname

11,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,583 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Grenada

Date Surname Definition:

From the French, Dethy; a personal name.

Date Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India21,4231:35,8062,563
Japan18,6281:6,8631,036
Ivory Coast1,2741:18,1091,392
United States9961:363,91532,402
Togo9451:7,6701,744
Zimbabwe5341:28,9114,442
England5241:106,33211,110
Australia4701:57,4386,998
Indonesia4641:285,02025,569
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Benin2961:34,9184,532
Philippines2251:449,94855,152
Brazil1771:1,209,46041,744
DR Congo1641:450,48536,956
Canada1161:317,63429,153
United Arab Emirates1021:89,8268,037
Senegal981:148,7691,247
Grenada931:1,167218
Germany721:1,118,13174,279
Wales681:45,5084,331
South Africa611:888,15957,770
Russia521:2,771,597154,559
Trinidad and Tobago411:33,2683,344
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Denmark241:235,19618,480
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Barbados181:15,969956
France171:3,907,219231,005
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Pakistan131:13,741,83758,392
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Niger101:1,919,20237,248
Israel91:950,84857,975
Mauritania71:584,98020,004
Scotland61:892,30328,047
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
China51:273,464,31313,838
Oman41:921,9937,313
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Netherlands41:4,221,794131,139
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Macau41:150,408604
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4371:55,7796,624
Wales341:46,1302,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:564,25538,527

The alternate forms: Daté (15) & Datè (1) are calculated separately.

Date (2,489) may also be a first name.

Date Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the French, Dethy; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Date Last Name Facts

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

The last name Date (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺍﺗﻪ, Hindi: दाते, Marathi: दाते, Russian: Датэ) has its highest incidence in India. It can also be found as: Daté or Datè. Click here to see other possible spellings of Date.

How Common Is The Last Name Date? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 11,806th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 153,154 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 86 percent of Date reside; 45 percent reside in South Asia and 45 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 147,988th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 2,489 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 21,423 people, or 1 in 35,806. In India Date is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 96 percent reside, Gujarat, where 1 percent reside and Karnataka, where 0 percent reside. Other than India it occurs in 83 countries. It is also found in Japan, where 39 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 3 percent reside.

Date Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Date has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Date last name grew 1,119 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 120 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 267 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Date Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Date last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Date last name are 0.26% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.97% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Date earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.08% less than the national average, earning R 73,488 per year; in United States they earn 10.38% more than the national average, earning $47,630 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.46% more than the national average, earning $56,866 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daté9215/
Datè921/
Datte893,992/
Dathe892,288/
Dates892,268/
Daste891,155/
Datey89734/
Dhate89729/
Daute89607/
Daite89348/
Dater89333/
Dayte89241/
Datep89219/
Datie89185/
Daate8976/
Dateu8968/
Dated8964/
Tdate8948/
Datez8945/
Dateş8943/
Deate8935/
Datei8933/
Daete8929/
Dateș8929/
Datet8926/
Datee8916/
Dahte897/
Dateh896/
Datea896/
Datej893/
Dadte892/
Dgate891/
Datje891/
Dat8640,788/
Daitey802,305/
Dautey801,952/
Dashte801,481/
Dahate80629/
Deater80618/
Dauter80399/
Dehate80304/
Deathe80250/
Dayate80249/
Daitei80231/
Dather80159/
Daster80152/
Dawete80139/
Dayter80126/
Daiter80100/
Daiute8080/
Dautet8080/
Dhaste8070/
Dayote8064/
Dattee8062/
D'Aste8055/
Dattes8054/
Dateer8050/
Datesh8049/
Dastey8048/
Dattie8048/
Deates8047/
Dattge8045/
Datter8041/
Dhatte8040/
Dagyte8038/
Dastes8037/
Dattey8035/
Dattée8025/
Dauthe8023/
Dathee8023/
Dautez8022/
Daater8021/
Daytes8019/
Dhathe8019/
Dattez8015/
Dathie8013/
Daytee8013/
Dautie8012/
Dajate8012/
Deatte8011/
Dautte809/
Dautei809/
Dayete808/
Daudte808/
Dathey806/
Dhaete805/
Dhaite805/
Daites805/
Dhatge804/
Dathet803/
Deiate803/
Diyate803/
Dayute803/
Dathée803/
Daithe803/
Dhayte802/
Dasted802/
Dhaute802/
Dathea802/
Dastee802/
Dateph802/
Daiete802/
Dajthe802/
Dhaate801/
Daatee801/
Daethe801/
Dateet801/
Datted801/
Dattei801/
Daytie801/
Daitee801/
Dayteh801/
Daiate801/
Dautes801/
Doiate801/
Datedh801/
Deateh801/
Dayite801/
Dhater801/
Dhatet801/
Dazter801/
Datech801/
Dastez800/
Dasste800/
Dauste800/
Daette800/
Datt7571,412/
Data7519,393/
Dote7511,750/
Daut756,535/
Dati755,400/
Dete753,936/
Dait753,262/
Dath752,415/
Dast751,285/
Dite751,214/
Dats75956/
Dhat75776/
Deat75508/
Daty75308/
Daat75137/
Dayt7529/
Dadt7521/
Daht7514/
Datd754/
Hdat754/
Datp751/
Daït751/
Daşt751/
Dgat751/
Ddat751/
Datj751/
Dazt750/
Dauster73604/
Dashteh73557/
Ddahate73454/
Dawethe7376/
De'athe7372/
Daitter7367/
D'Eathe7348/
Dashtee7336/
Datesch7323/
Dahiote7323/
Deattie7322/
Dashter7322/
Dhayate7319/
Dhashte7318/
Daather7314/
Dadther7312/
Dayster738/
Dehater738/
Dauther737/
Dayette736/
Dayoute734/
Daujate734/
Dasteer733/
Dasther733/
Dahathe732/
Daushte732/
Dashtei732/
Dhauthe731/
Dhahate731/
Dhajate731/
Dhajite731/
Dhdhate731/
Daashte731/
Daaytes731/
Dahaite731/
Dahaste731/
Dahatte731/
Daither731/
Deiatte731/
Deathea731/
Dathedh731/
Dathett731/
Dastest731/
Doiates731/
Daugyte731/
Dateesh731/
Dathieh731/
Deasteh731/
Dahateu731/
Dajster731/
D'Daste731/
Dhather731/
Dawetei731/
Dayater731/
Dajoute731/
Daister731/
Datahee731/
Dateeha731/
Dauzter730/
Deather730/
Deaster730/
Dauthed730/
Dauthey730/
Dauthet730/
Deattey730/
Datta67272,975/
Dhote6730,935/
Datti6719,123/
Dethe6718,103/
Dauti679,701/
Dasti678,245/
Daita676,383/
Dahat674,599/
Doute674,186/
Dasht673,192/
Dathi673,017/
Daudt672,438/
Dauth672,339/
Datoy672,152/
Death672,111/
Duete671,916/
Dette671,309/
Dhatt671,234/
Deati671,202/
Deats671,130/
Diete671,115/
Dotte671,008/
Dhait67836/
Daati67708/
Ditte67682/
Dhata67659/
Datay67646/
Dauty67603/
Datha67595/
Dotie67523/
Daata67516/
Dayta67506/
Dhath67452/
Dautt67417/
Dathy67402/
Dothe67392/
Dahut67382/
D'ath67363/
Dajti67343/
Doote67340/
Dhete67320/
Detey67295/
Datit67275/
Datyi67271/
Dotei67259/
Dotes67218/
Dautz67214/
Datiy67209/
Datty67207/
Dauta67187/
Daust67184/
Datai67175/
Doter67164/
Datis67149/
Dotey67129/
Datip67125/
Doste67122/
Daiti67117/
Ddata67109/
Deute67107/
Daeti6798/
Datts6793/
Dhite6790/
Detee6788/
Datoi6785/
Datio6779/
Datui6769/
Dataa6762/
Doteh6762/
Doite6759/
Detea6752/
Deatz6751/
Datiz6750/
Datii6746/
Daity6746/
Detie6744/
Daytz6741/
Deata6740/
Deete6734/
Datih6733/
Daith6731/
Deaty6730/
Däter6730/
Dhaut6726/
Dadti6726/
Dasté6724/
Datch6723/
Dotea6721/
Dayts6720/
Deite6720/
Dithe6719/
Ditei6719/
Dauts6715/
Ďateľ6715/
Datoa6714/
Dadta6713/
Dyete6712/
Datth6711/
Daitt6711/
Dodte6711/
Deaut6711/
Gydat6711/
Daist6710/
Doteu6710/
Daitš679/
Detei679/
Dauteová678/
Dotet677/
Dhatheis677/
Dahti676/
Doete676/
Daaty675/
D'Ete675/
Dhast675/
Dayti675/
Dhats675/
Deteh675/
Datté675/
Daits675/
Dahstedt674/
Ditea674/
Ddati674/
Hdete674/
Deast674/
Ditee674/
Dathh674/
Doyte673/
Datoj673/
Dasts673/
Daggette673/
Duote673/
Datuy673/
Dacht673/
Dehte673/
Ditey673/
Dahtt673/
Duite673/
Dataj672/
Datheová672/
Deyte672/
Datid672/
Dattd672/
Dautd672/
Hdaht672/
Daşti672/
Dauyt672/
Deteu672/
Dohte672/
Dhaty672/
Dgaty671/
Dhgat671/
Daait671/
Daatt671/
Dahahate671/
Dahth671/
Deateesh671/
Dautj671/
Dayhutie671/
Dayty671/
Ddatt671/
Dastd671/
Dotez671/
Ďateĺ671/
Tdati671/
Tdete671/
Dateľová671/
Dattt671/
Datyo671/
Dauté671/
Dastheer671/
Dastp671/
Daszt671/
Daïty671/
Dedte671/
Daast671/
D'Aiette671/
D'Ayotte671/
Dhaat671/
Dheat671/
Dhôte671/
Dotep671/
Hdaat671/
Hdayt671/
D'Astech671/
Hdati671/
Dotje671/
Daats671/
Dadty671/
Datss671/
Hddat671/
Daytt670/
Dasst670/
Dastt670/
Dachtter670/
Deatt670/
Dauthett670/
Dasstead670/

Date Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Date in the Marathi language
दातेdate99.72
दाटेdate0.05
दतेdate0.03
दातेेdatee0.02
धटेdhate0.01
डाटेdate0.01
डतेdate0.01
दाते़date0.01
दातॆdate0.01
दातdata0.01
Date in the Hindi language
दातेdate78.13
दतेdate18.75
डाटेdate3.13
Date in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﺍﺗﻪdath42.86
ﺩﺍﺕdat42.86
ﺍﻟﺪﺍﺗﻪaldath14.29
Date in the Russian language
Датэdate-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Date
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