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
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | 74% | 17,598 | 1:5,263 | 338 |
| Thailand | 100% | 4,828 | 1:14,512 | 2,176 |
| Belgium | 72% | 3,298 | 1:3,484 | 622 |
| Indonesia | - | 2,330 | 1:110,714 | 12,211 |
| Philippines | 92% | 2,199 | 1:48,208 | 3,562 |
| China | - | 2,018 | 1:676,935 | 29,364 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1,621 | 1:4,783 | 371 |
| United States | 82% | 1,497 | 1:242,176 | 8,095 |
| Cambodia | 71% | 1,366 | 1:11,913 | 1,377 |
| Singapore | 100% | 1,328 | 1:4,734 | 811 |
| India | 79% | 705 | 1:1,723,231 | 94,564 |
| Papua New Guinea | 93% | 547 | 1:14,904 | 1,490 |
| Poland | 86% | 471 | 1:80,737 | 1,882 |
| England | 94% | 441 | 1:126,084 | 4,410 |
| Japan | 100% | 392 | 1:326,495 | 8,967 |
| Zimbabwe | 89% | 382 | 1:40,376 | 3,722 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 350 | 1:88,036 | 9,509 |
| Netherlands | 72% | 313 | 1:54,000 | 3,589 |
| South Africa | 98% | 292 | 1:186,756 | 12,331 |
| Canada | 100% | 263 | 1:125,982 | 5,823 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 235 | 1:827,054 | 15,682 |
| Egypt | 68% | 217 | 1:423,507 | 12,330 |
| Germany | 96% | 206 | 1:469,310 | 5,106 |
| Gabon | 100% | 200 | 1:9,417 | 1,573 |
| Australia | - | 160 | 1:85,360 | 3,299 |
| DR Congo | 86% | 151 | 1:488,925 | 17,342 |
| Latvia | - | 112 | 1:17,997 | 869 |
| New Zealand | - | 92 | 1:49,305 | 2,693 |
| Estonia | - | 77 | 1:17,083 | 1,563 |
| Malaysia | 59% | 61 | 1:499,179 | 21,853 |
| Nigeria | 88% | 60 | 1:2,959,406 | 51,820 |
| Zambia | - | 60 | 1:264,247 | 8,158 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 56 | 1:172,195 | 5,920 |
| France | 88% | 52 | 1:1,278,276 | 9,037 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 39 | 1:609,479 | 30,796 |
| Lithuania | - | 34 | 1:86,820 | 1,412 |
| Ukraine | 96% | 31 | 1:1,467,739 | 4,233 |
| Israel | - | 29 | 1:289,756 | 7,486 |
| Mexico | 80% | 28 | 1:4,433,730 | 18,735 |
| Portugal | - | 28 | 1:371,817 | 6,212 |
| Denmark | - | 27 | 1:209,241 | 4,567 |
| Italy | 77% | 23 | 1:2,654,873 | 16,754 |
| Jamaica | - | 21 | 1:137,297 | 5,200 |
| Uganda | 100% | 18 | 1:2,275,384 | 28,247 |
| Brazil | 77% | 17 | 1:12,602,127 | 143,895 |
| Georgia | 100% | 17 | 1:219,910 | 5,750 |
| Greece | - | 17 | 1:643,209 | 7,655 |
| Armenia | 89% | 16 | 1:182,422 | 3,483 |
| Slovenia | 100% | 15 | 1:163,917 | 3,542 |
| Wales | 100% | 15 | 1:206,287 | 3,673 |
| Luxembourg | - | 12 | 1:47,004 | 1,881 |
| Abkhazia | 50% | 10 | 1:24,342 | 1,204 |
| American Samoa | - | 9 | 1:6,205 | 1,322 |
| Bangladesh | 100% | 9 | 1:17,717,930 | 19,122 |
| Croatia | 100% | 9 | 1:468,564 | 5,419 |
| Kyrgyzstan | - | 9 | 1:663,697 | 17,951 |
| Liberia | 100% | 9 | 1:490,229 | 13,253 |
| Malawi | 100% | 9 | 1:1,901,368 | 9,999 |
| South Sudan | 100% | 9 | 1:1,283,447 | 1,308 |
| Turkey | - | 9 | 1:8,644,634 | 30,028 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 9 | 1:794,666 | 24,808 |
| Aruba | - | 8 | 1:12,972 | 1,901 |
| Bhutan | 56% | 8 | 1:103,116 | 2,395 |
| Peru | 100% | 8 | 1:3,973,932 | 31,495 |
| South Korea | - | 8 | 1:693,053 | 14,847 |
| Kenya | - | 7 | 1:6,615,301 | 31,578 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 6 | 1:307,191 | 2,078 |
| Albania | 100% | 6 | 1:507,762 | 18,007 |
| Ivory Coast | 67% | 6 | 1:3,845,989 | 64,391 |
| Argentina | 100% | 5 | 1:8,554,649 | 17,386 |
| Austria | 100% | 5 | 1:1,702,840 | 9,344 |
| Finland | - | 5 | 1:1,096,637 | 9,775 |
| Scotland | 100% | 5 | 1:1,070,073 | 10,235 |
| Sweden | 100% | 5 | 1:1,971,581 | 30,505 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 5 | 1:6,040,379 | 77,223 |
| Ireland | 100% | 4 | 1:1,160,880 | 7,088 |
| Afghanistan | - | 4 | 1:8,155,879 | 35,337 |
| Bahrain | - | 4 | 1:337,168 | 4,986 |
| Botswana | - | 4 | 1:546,112 | 13,807 |
| Cameroon | 50% | 4 | 1:5,402,626 | 68,032 |
| Congo | 100% | 4 | 1:1,252,301 | 19,043 |
| Myanmar | - | 4 | 1:12,987,068 | 1,965 |
| Nicaragua | - | 4 | 1:1,504,584 | 16,652 |
| Norway | 100% | 4 | 1:1,283,082 | 16,224 |
| Spain | - | 4 | 1:11,632,491 | 19,317 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 4 | 1:5,199,772 | 10,550 |
| Bulgaria | - | 3 | 1:2,330,130 | 16,302 |
| Cuba | - | 3 | 1:3,835,517 | 8,849 |
| Russia | - | 3 | 1:48,077,901 | 98,779 |
| Switzerland | 70% | 3 | 1:2,737,832 | 21,065 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 2 | 1:9,189,734 | 69,235 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 2 | 1:2,383,974 | 18,662 |
| Honduras | - | 2 | 1:4,408,734 | 23,808 |
| Mauritania | 100% | 2 | 1:2,047,620 | 19,390 |
| Mauritius | - | 2 | 1:648,892 | 8,630 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 2 | 1:1,775,150 | 6,781 |
| Saint Lucia | 50% | 2 | 1:88,908 | 5,280 |
| Uruguay | - | 2 | 1:1,713,818 | 10,870 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Anguilla | - | 1 | 1:13,255 | 1,687 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100% | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| Brunei | 100% | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Chile | - | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Czechia | 70% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| Faroe Islands | - | 1 | 1:49,127 | 2,467 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Guam | - | 1 | 1:160,646 | 3,210 |
| Guinea | - | 1 | 1:11,858,647 | 7,978 |
| Guyana | - | 1 | 1:763,262 | 24,238 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Iran | - | 1 | 1:78,496,868 | 65,150 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Kosovo | - | 1 | 1:1,861,440 | 22,170 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Lebanon | - | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| North Macedonia | - | 1 | 1:2,090,757 | 15,787 |
| Mongolia | - | 1 | 1:2,934,814 | 16,205 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| Nepal | - | 1 | 1:28,487,352 | 119,417 |
| Qatar | - | 1 | 1:2,369,605 | 59,530 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Senegal | 100% | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Somalia | - | 1 | 1:13,525,867 | 7,760 |
| Swaziland | - | 1 | 1:1,300,177 | 3,374 |
| Tanzania | - | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
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
Den Demographics
Den Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 217 (2014)
United States
Average
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dèn | 89 | 2 | / |
| Deng | 86 | 394,987 | / |
| Dien | 86 | 82,618 | / |
| Deen | 86 | 66,250 | / |
| Daen | 86 | 9,735 | / |
| Dent | 86 | 1,786 | / |
| Dhen | 86 | 1,056 | / |
| Denn | 86 | 995 | / |
| Demn | 86 | 720 | / |
| Duen | 86 | 569 | / |
| Deun | 86 | 455 | / |
| Doen | 86 | 432 | / |
| Dehn | 86 | 90 | / |
| Dend | 86 | 33 | / |
| Hden | 86 | 7 | / |
| Dden | 86 | 6 | / |
| Desn | 86 | 4 | / |
| Denq | 86 | 2 | / |
| Tden | 86 | 2 | / |
| Denì | 86 | 1 | / |
| Denė | 86 | 1 | / |
| D'En | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dn | 80 | 1,131 | / |
| Denne | 75 | 544 | / |
| Dhien | 75 | 217 | / |
| Dheng | 75 | 196 | / |
| Dheen | 75 | 74 | / |
| Dhemn | 75 | 64 | / |
| Deeng | 75 | 38 | / |
| Demne | 75 | 29 | / |
| Dhend | 75 | 15 | / |
| Hdaen | 75 | 15 | / |
| Dienn | 75 | 13 | / |
| Dhenn | 75 | 11 | / |
| Duenn | 75 | 8 | / |
| Dhent | 75 | 7 | / |
| Dhaen | 75 | 6 | / |
| Deent | 75 | 6 | / |
| Denjs | 75 | 6 | / |
| Denzz | 75 | 6 | / |
| Deenn | 75 | 5 | / |
| Dennt | 75 | 4 | / |
| Gyden | 75 | 4 | / |
| Deend | 75 | 4 | / |
| Daenn | 75 | 4 | / |
| Dhuen | 75 | 3 | / |
| Dengg | 75 | 3 | / |
| Deenk | 75 | 3 | / |
| Dehnn | 75 | 2 | / |
| Dhoen | 75 | 2 | / |
| Demnt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Dennd | 75 | 2 | / |
| Denng | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ddeen | 75 | 2 | / |
| Dgeen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dendh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dengh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Desnk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Deunn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Daehn | 75 | 1 | / |
| D'End | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dehnc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Deemn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ddenn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ddent | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ddien | 75 | 1 | / |
| De'en | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tdenn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Desnë | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hdesn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Deuhn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Denkë | 75 | 1 | / |
| Din | 67 | 156,078 | / |
| Dem | 67 | 5,481 | / |
| Dng | 67 | 2,745 | / |
| Dyn | 67 | 674 | / |
| Dengqu | 67 | 286 | / |
| Hdn | 67 | 94 | / |
| Denova | 67 | 67 | / |
| Dne | 67 | 67 | / |
| Dhn | 67 | 61 | / |
| Dnd | 67 | 53 | / |
| Dhenne | 67 | 49 | / |
| Dnt | 67 | 33 | / |
| Demgne | 67 | 23 | / |
| Dnn | 67 | 22 | / |
| Dheend | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ddn | 67 | 19 | / |
| Dengue | 67 | 17 | / |
| Dheeng | 67 | 9 | / |
| Dnh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Deenne | 67 | 6 | / |
| Dhendh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tdn | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gydeen | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dennjs | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dehend | 67 | 4 | / |
| Thdeen | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dnq | 67 | 3 | / |
| Desnne | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tdesng | 67 | 3 | / |
| D'Haen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ddeenn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dengne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Denque | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dön | 67 | 2 | / |
| Døn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Deengh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Geeden | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dån | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dheenk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dennkk | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'n | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uanden | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dân | 67 | 1 | / |
Den Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Den in the Russian language | ||
| Ден | den | - |
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