Den Forename

20,297th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 44,658 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Belgium

Den Forename Definition:

A very colloquial abridgement of Denis.

Den Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam
74%
 
17,5981:5,263338
Thailand
100%
4,8281:14,5122,176
Belgium
72%
 
3,2981:3,484622
Indonesia-2,3301:110,71412,211
Philippines
92%
 
2,1991:48,2083,562
China-2,0181:676,93529,364
Hong Kong-1,6211:4,783371
United States
82%
 
1,4971:242,1768,095
Cambodia
71%
 
1,3661:11,9131,377
Singapore
100%
1,3281:4,734811
India
79%
 
7051:1,723,23194,564
Papua New Guinea
93%
 
5471:14,9041,490
Poland
86%
 
4711:80,7371,882
England
94%
 
4411:126,0844,410
Japan
100%
3921:326,4958,967
Zimbabwe
89%
 
3821:40,3763,722
Saudi Arabia-3501:88,0369,509
Netherlands
72%
 
3131:54,0003,589
South Africa
98%
 
2921:186,75612,331
Canada
100%
2631:125,9825,823
Pakistan
100%
2351:827,05415,682
Egypt
68%
 
2171:423,50712,330
Germany
96%
 
2061:469,3105,106
Gabon
100%
2001:9,4171,573
Australia-1601:85,3603,299
DR Congo
86%
 
1511:488,92517,342
Latvia-1121:17,997869
New Zealand-921:49,3052,693
Estonia-771:17,0831,563
Malaysia
 
59%
611:499,17921,853
Nigeria
88%
 
601:2,959,40651,820
Zambia-601:264,2478,158
Azerbaijan
100%
561:172,1955,920
France
88%
 
521:1,278,2769,037
Taiwan
100%
391:609,47930,796
Lithuania-341:86,8201,412
Ukraine
96%
 
311:1,467,7394,233
Israel-291:289,7567,486
Mexico
80%
 
281:4,433,73018,735
Portugal-281:371,8176,212
Denmark-271:209,2414,567
Italy
77%
 
231:2,654,87316,754
Jamaica-211:137,2975,200
Uganda
100%
181:2,275,38428,247
Brazil
 
77%
171:12,602,127143,895
Georgia
100%
171:219,9105,750
Greece-171:643,2097,655
Armenia
89%
 
161:182,4223,483
Slovenia
100%
151:163,9173,542
Wales
100%
151:206,2873,673
Luxembourg-121:47,0041,881
Abkhazia
50%
 
101:24,3421,204
American Samoa-91:6,2051,322
Bangladesh
100%
91:17,717,93019,122
Croatia
100%
91:468,5645,419
Kyrgyzstan-91:663,69717,951
Liberia
100%
91:490,22913,253
Malawi
100%
91:1,901,3689,999
South Sudan
100%
91:1,283,4471,308
Turkey-91:8,644,63430,028
United Arab Emirates-91:794,66624,808
Aruba-81:12,9721,901
Bhutan
56%
 
81:103,1162,395
Peru
100%
81:3,973,93231,495
South Korea-81:693,05314,847
Kenya-71:6,615,30131,578
Northern Ireland
100%
61:307,1912,078
Albania
100%
61:507,76218,007
Ivory Coast
 
67%
61:3,845,98964,391
Argentina
100%
51:8,554,64917,386
Austria
100%
51:1,702,8409,344
Finland-51:1,096,6379,775
Scotland
100%
51:1,070,07310,235
Sweden
100%
51:1,971,58130,505
Venezuela
100%
51:6,040,37977,223
Ireland
100%
41:1,160,8807,088
Afghanistan-41:8,155,87935,337
Bahrain-41:337,1684,986
Botswana-41:546,11213,807
Cameroon
50%
 
41:5,402,62668,032
Congo
100%
41:1,252,30119,043
Myanmar-41:12,987,0681,965
Nicaragua-41:1,504,58416,652
Norway
100%
41:1,283,08216,224
Spain-41:11,632,49119,317
Sri Lanka-41:5,199,77210,550
Bulgaria-31:2,330,13016,302
Cuba-31:3,835,5178,849
Russia-31:48,077,90198,779
Switzerland
70%
 
31:2,737,83221,065
Burkina Faso
100%
21:9,189,73469,235
Costa Rica
100%
21:2,383,97418,662
Honduras-21:4,408,73423,808
Mauritania
100%
21:2,047,62019,390
Mauritius-21:648,8928,630
Puerto Rico-21:1,775,1506,781
Saint Lucia
50%
 
21:88,9085,280
Uruguay-21:1,713,81810,870
Algeria-11:38,176,72032,669
Angola-11:26,966,6067,835
Anguilla-11:13,2551,687
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
Barbados-11:289,7893,893
Benin-11:10,575,84390,010
Bolivia-11:10,601,4049,299
Bosnia and Herzegovina
100%
11:3,524,4588,651
Brunei
100%
11:419,5703,266
Chile-11:17,607,20848,996
Cyprus-11:871,0765,368
Czechia
70%
 
11:10,656,16211,509
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
El Salvador-11:6,341,78616,428
Ethiopia
100%
11:97,560,13329,608
Faroe Islands-11:49,1272,467
Fiji-11:892,3783,968
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
Grenada
100%
11:108,1254,208
Guam-11:160,6463,210
Guinea-11:11,858,6477,978
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Haiti-11:10,726,95341,696
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
Iran-11:78,496,86865,150
Iraq-11:35,017,85922,933
Kosovo-11:1,861,44022,170
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388
Lebanon-11:5,627,57119,299
Lesotho
100%
11:2,039,99747,971
North Macedonia-11:2,090,75715,787
Mongolia-11:2,934,81416,205
Morocco-11:34,348,63618,260
Nepal-11:28,487,352119,417
Qatar-11:2,369,60559,530
Romania-11:20,051,97655,376
Senegal
100%
11:14,581,35634,505
Serbia-11:7,145,72110,629
Somalia-11:13,525,8677,760
Swaziland-11:1,300,1773,374
Tanzania-11:52,788,31985,066
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493

The alternate forms: Dèn (2) are calculated separately.

Den (21,923) may also be a surname.

Den Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A very colloquial abridgement of Denis.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

Den Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dèn892/
Deng86394,987/
Dien8682,618/
Deen8666,250/
Daen869,735/
Dent861,786/
Dhen861,056/
Denn86995/
Demn86720/
Duen86569/
Deun86455/
Doen86432/
Dehn8690/
Dend8633/
Hden867/
Dden866/
Desn864/
Denq862/
Tden862/
Denì861/
Denė861/
D'En861/
Dn801,131/
Denne75544/
Dhien75217/
Dheng75196/
Dheen7574/
Dhemn7564/
Deeng7538/
Demne7529/
Dhend7515/
Hdaen7515/
Dienn7513/
Dhenn7511/
Duenn758/
Dhent757/
Dhaen756/
Deent756/
Denjs756/
Denzz756/
Deenn755/
Dennt754/
Gyden754/
Deend754/
Daenn754/
Dhuen753/
Dengg753/
Deenk753/
Dehnn752/
Dhoen752/
Demnt752/
Dennd752/
Denng752/
Ddeen752/
Dgeen751/
Dendh751/
Dengh751/
Desnk751/
Deunn751/
Daehn751/
D'End751/
Dehnc751/
Deemn751/
Ddenn751/
Ddent751/
Ddien751/
De'en751/
Tdenn751/
Desnë751/
Hdesn751/
Deuhn751/
Denkë751/
Din67156,078/
Dem675,481/
Dng672,745/
Dyn67674/
Dengqu67286/
Hdn6794/
Denova6767/
Dne6767/
Dhn6761/
Dnd6753/
Dhenne6749/
Dnt6733/
Demgne6723/
Dnn6722/
Dheend6721/
Ddn6719/
Dengue6717/
Dheeng679/
Dnh679/
Deenne676/
Dhendh676/
Tdn676/
Gydeen675/
Dennjs674/
Dehend674/
Thdeen673/
Dnq673/
Desnne673/
Tdesng673/
D'Haen672/
Ddeenn672/
Dengne672/
Denque672/
Dön672/
Døn672/
Deengh672/
Geeden671/
Dån671/
Dheenk671/
Dennkk671/
D'n671/
Uanden671/
Dân671/

Den Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Den in the Russian language
Денden-

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