von Daniken Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
von Daniken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: von Däniken (583) are calculated separately.
von Daniken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name von Daniken Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname von Daniken occurs more in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It may occur as: von Däniken. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name von Daniken? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,427,875th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of von Daniken are found; 30 percent are found in Western Europe and 25 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Switzerland, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 1,368,819. In Switzerland it is most prevalent in: Canton of Zürich, where 83 percent reside and Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 17 percent reside. Besides Switzerland von Daniken is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 15 percent reside and Venezuela, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| von Däniken | 97 | 583 | / |
| von Daeniken | 96 | 21 | / |
| von Danniken | 96 | 1 | / |
| Vondaniken | 95 | 3 | / |
| von Danikem | 91 | 1 | / |
| von Deniken | 91 | 0 | / |
| Vondäniken | 86 | 1 | / |
| von Deneken | 82 | 2 | / |
| von den Eicken | 80 | 12 | / |
| van Dewanken | 78 | 0 | / |
| van Denken | 76 | 24 | / |
| von Dungen | 76 | 21 | / |
| von Tangen | 76 | 15 | / |
| van Dangen | 76 | 1 | / |
| von Dongen | 76 | 1 | / |
| van Dongien | 73 | 1 | / |
| van Dongen | 67 | 12,946 | / |
| van Dungen | 67 | 84 | / |
| van Dingen | 67 | 57 | / |
| van den Eyken | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 von Daniken
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