Dauphin Surname

33,226th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,983 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Dauphin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dauphin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France6,7551:9,833935
Haiti4,2101:2,538367
United States2,1721:166,87816,925
Canada8671:42,4985,278
Belgium3811:30,1754,878
French Polynesia3741:75154
Germany2391:336,84333,164
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Nigeria1171:1,514,04157,594
Luxembourg1051:5,529805
Netherlands1051:160,83023,699
Switzerland751:109,50611,444
Argentina671:637,96144,681
New Caledonia521:5,3121,081
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Spain371:1,263,56942,239
Australia271:999,84158,390
Madagascar251:945,9932,355
England241:2,321,58686,519
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Trinidad and Tobago191:71,7885,445
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jersey11:99,2026,620
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1611:311,91724,534

Dauphin (8,695) may also be a first name.

Dauphin Last Name Facts

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

Dauphin (Bengali: ডৌপিন) occurs most in France. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dauphin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 33,226th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 455,956 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Dauphin live; 47 percent live in Western Europe and 44 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Dauphin is also the 67,253rd most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 8,695 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in France, where it is borne by 6,755 people, or 1 in 9,833. In France Dauphin is most numerous in: Île-de-France, where 18 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 13 percent live and Grand Est, where 12 percent live. Aside from France this last name exists in 62 countries. It is also common in Haiti, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Dauphin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dauphin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dauphin last name expanded 1,349 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dauphin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dauphin last name are 2.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.13% registered with the party.

The amount Dauphin earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.89% more than the national average, earning $44,829 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.89% less than the national average, earning $42,784 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dauphine93802/
Dauphina9343/
Dauphain932/
Dauphing930/
Daphin9229/
Duphin921/
Dauphinne884/
Deauphine881/
Daphine86183/
Douphin864/
Dauphen863/
Davphin862/
Dauphne862/
Dayphin861/
Dauphyn861/
Daupain861/
Dauphim861/
Duphein861/
Duphine861/
Deuphin860/
Daphina860/
Dasphin860/
Daphn832/
D'Dauphine821/
Daiphine801/
Dauphyna801/
Dauphene800/
Dupain77869/
Daphne77231/
Daufin7759/
Dophin7727/
Dupine7716/
Dapgin7712/
Daphim7710/
Daphen774/
Dapein773/
Dapain773/
Dapine771/
Dupoin771/
Dupuin771/
Dahvin771/
Dutphen71723/
Datphim71120/
Dapitin71102/
Dophine7195/
Dupisen7151/
Dupoint7143/
Doupain7142/
Dapheng7126/
Daphene718/
Dauffin718/
Dapaing718/
Daphnne714/
Dupisin713/
Daphyne713/
Deephin713/
Dahavin712/
Daphhne711/
Daufina711/
Daspine711/
Deapoin711/
Daiphen711/
Dupheim711/
Dupaint711/
Dupesin711/
Dophain710/
Duphene710/
Dupaine710/
Dafin67120/
Dufin6796/
Dupaigne6737/
Dachpain671/
Dupeisen671/
Daphynne671/
Deiphina671/
Dupeigne671/
Doiphine671/

Dauphin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dauphin in the Bengali language
ডৌপিনdaupina-

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Dauphin Reference & Research

Daup-Dauphin DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

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

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • 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 Dauphin
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