Dehaas Surname

272,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,431 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Dehaas Surname User-submission:

(Dutch) This surname means 'the hare'. A nickname as 'the hare' would indicate someone who represented one, rather than one who hunted for them (otherwise that would just be haas, but that's also German as well). With de at the beginning it seems more like a nickname, hare's are most known for being very swift at running so this surname would've been given to a very fast runner.

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Dehaas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1241:322,47229,379
Canada2091:176,29517,615
Australia481:562,41041,290
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
France41:16,605,680368,153
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
England21:27,859,030389,889
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

Dehaas Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Dutch) This surname means 'the hare'. A nickname as 'the hare' would indicate someone who represented one, rather than one who hunted for them (otherwise that would just be haas, but that's also German as well). With de at the beginning it seems more like a nickname, hare's are most known for being very swift at running so this surname would've been given to a very fast runner.

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Dehaas Last Name Facts

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

Dehaas has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dehaas? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 272,070th most frequent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,092,625 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Dehaas reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,124 people, or 1 in 322,472. In The United States it is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 16 percent reside, California, where 14 percent reside and New York, where 10 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 15 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Dehaas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dehaas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dehaas last name rose 1,784 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dehaas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dehaas last name are 17.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.21% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dehaas earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.01% more than the national average, earning $46,604 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.9% more than the national average, earning $53,110 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dehaast926/
Dehaass922/
Deaas912/
Deaais834/
Davehas7772/
Dehayos7710/
Dehouas771/
Duehaus770/
Dueas7388/
Dieas7338/
Deoas7323/
Dauas7313/
Deaos737/
Deeas732/
Daeas731/
Doeas731/
Dyeas730/
Dejeas67103/
Dahuas6726/
Dueðas6723/
Daiyas6719/
Dagias6712/
Dayaos672/
Daayas672/
Dueãas671/
Dehouasse671/
Diehos671/
Dejoas671/
Deijas671/
Dieass671/
Doeais671/
Dayeas670/
Deaose670/

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