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
von Daniken is most common in Switzerland. It may also occur as: von Däniken. For other potential spellings of von Daniken click here.
How Common Is The Last Name von Daniken? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,427,875th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of von Daniken reside; 30 percent reside in Western Europe and 25 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most prevalent in Switzerland, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 1,368,819. In Switzerland it is most numerous in: Canton of Zürich, where 83 percent are found and Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 17 percent are found. Not including Switzerland it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 15 percent are found and Venezuela, where 15 percent are found.
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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- 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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