Deen Surname

1,528th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 355,223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Sierra Leone

Deen Surname Definition:

(i) This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the dean,' from residence therein; Middle English dene, a valley.

Often found as a suffix in local names, as in Todmorden, Rottingdean.

Thomas dela Dene, Hertfordshire, 1273.

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Deen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan226,3941:789122
India57,2481:13,3991,102
Sierra Leone22,1851:32054
Sri Lanka13,5221:1,539216
United States6,5081:55,6946,648
Saudi Arabia5,0481:6,112847
Ghana3,6711:7,361992
Bangladesh3,3341:47,7972,658
United Arab Emirates3,2471:2,822353
Egypt2,2271:41,2824,194
Gambia2,0581:935141
Netherlands1,9581:8,6251,081
England1,1971:46,5485,852
Kuwait9931:3,827508
Australia7631:35,3814,664
Qatar5091:4,633481
Canada4481:82,2459,170
Oman3791:9,7311,260
Malaysia3551:83,0825,835
Bahrain3381:3,990671
Guyana3011:2,532464
South Africa2561:211,63222,369
Singapore2531:21,770855
Iraq2521:138,9753,720
Trinidad and Tobago2471:5,522878
Yemen2121:124,6486,780
Nigeria1691:1,048,18243,882
Indonesia1331:994,35572,948
Benin1131:91,46610,568
Iran861:892,82042,918
Philippines701:1,446,260102,978
Liberia511:86,4427,100
Germany501:1,610,10995,088
France471:1,413,249138,595
Belgium431:267,36432,244
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
Russia381:3,792,712188,390
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
Suriname321:17,2694,028
Wales321:96,7047,743
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Maldives271:14,9691,066
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Sweden221:447,58032,003
China201:68,366,0783,721
Jamaica181:159,4425,298
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Jordan111:803,85814,945
Senegal111:1,325,3953,666
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Austria91:946,15970,786
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Norway61:857,04855,549
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Comoros11:749,524685
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Fiji11:894,3914,568
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland621:71,4495,226
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1111:219,59816,839
Wales61:261,4039,165
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3441:37,3654,424

Deen (66,250) may also be a first name.

Deen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(i) This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the dean,' from residence therein; Middle English dene, a valley.

Often found as a suffix in local names, as in Todmorden, Rottingdean.

Thomas dela Dene, Hertfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Jacob de la Dene, Kent, ibid.

Johanna del Dene, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus del Dene, 1379: ibid.

Johannes de Denne, 1379: ibid.

(a) Offic. 'the dean.'

Robert le Deen, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John le Dean, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Of local origin. There is or was a place named Den in the perish of Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, and Dean in the parish of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, was an ancient seat of the Boyds, earls of Kilmarnock. Permission was granted in 1345 to Robert de Den, canon of Dunkeld, "for leave to choose his confessor, who shall give him plenary absolution at the hour of death" (Pap. Pet., I, p. 89). Johannes de Den in the parish of Fyvy was excommunicated in 1382 (REA., I, p. 165). In a bond of manrent dated 1703 by William Dean alias Davidson, "miller at the King's Milne (and many other individuals), who and their ancestors, all named Deans, otherwise called Davidsons," acknowledged themselves to be followers, dependents, and kinsmen under and to the lairds of Mackintosh (Mackintosh muniments, p. 150). John Dene was burgess of Irvine, 1499 (Simon, 1), William Dane, burgess of Arne, 1503 (Friars Ayr, p. 70), Thomas Deyne held a tenement in Irvine, 1542 (Irvine, I, p. 200), John Deyne was a monk of Kilwinning Abbey, 1557. John Dene or Dein in the regality of Kilwinning, 1590 (Retours, Ayr, 755), and James Dean, tenant in Chapelgill, 1792 (Lanark CR.).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

= Dean, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Anglo-Saxon denu, a vale or plain. Atte Dene is the common form in old times, implying residence at such a place. There are, however, eighteen parishes or places called Dean in the Gazetteer of Engl., and Dene occurs in Domesd. as a personal appellation.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Dean,Deane. —This name has two principal areas of distribution, one in Cheshire, Staffordshire, and in their vicinity, the other in the south of England, especially in Wilts and in the counties adjacent. There are numerous parishes of the name in the south of England, a circumstance that explains the prevalence of the name in that region.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Deen Last Name Facts

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

Deen (Hindi: दीन, Marathi: देन, Russian: Деен) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Deen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Deen is the 1,528th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 20,515 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Deen live; 85 percent live in South Asia and 77 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 14,555th most numerous given name globally It is held by 66,250 people.

Deen is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is held by 226,394 people, or 1 in 789. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Punjab, where 47 percent reside, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 20 percent reside and Balochistan, where 15 percent reside. Barring Pakistan this surname exists in 115 countries. It is also common in India, where 16 percent reside and Sierra Leone, where 6 percent reside.

Deen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Deen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 484 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,078 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 533 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 76 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Deen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Deen surname is principally Catholic (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Deen last name are 8.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.36% registered with the party.

The amount Deen earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 40.34% more than the national average, earning R 333,504 per year; in United States they earn 1.22% less than the national average, earning $42,622 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.31% more than the national average, earning $55,301 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dejen899,695/
Dheen892,170/
Deeng89454/
Deien89136/
Deyen89106/
Ddeen8924/
Deean8920/
Deenn894/
Deemn894/
Deenc893/
Deent892/
Deend891/
Hdeen891/
Deesn891/
Deenh891/
Den8621,923/
Deußen801,002/
Deyene80246/
Deisen80206/
Deuten80139/
Deusen8096/
Dehent8053/
Deient8041/
Deasen8039/
Dehenn8033/
Diejen8024/
Deysen8023/
Deeang8022/
Dayeen8019/
Doejen8017/
Daween8017/
Dehgen8012/
Deejan8011/
Deenne809/
Deaten807/
Deeoun807/
Deenng804/
Deicen804/
Ddheen803/
Deyend803/
Deiten802/
Deeyan802/
Deeann802/
Deeane801/
Dojeen801/
Deyten801/
Deeina801/
Deejen801/
Deiene801/
Dieyen801/
Dejent801/
Deyeen801/
Dheyen801/
Dheenh801/
Dejsen801/
Deggen801/
Deeyen801/
Deeian801/
Deennn801/
Deeoon801/
Gydeen801/
Deacen800/
Deyeng800/
Deng759,953,614/
Dean75256,722/
Dent7540,623/
Dien7513,335/
Dehn7510,160/
Deem755,703/
Daen753,876/
Dein752,892/
Denn752,357/
Doen75485/
Duen75373/
Deyn75244/
Deun75202/
Dyen75199/
Dhen75166/
Dend7585/
Denq7529/
Dden7510/
Dejn758/
Deán758/
Hden757/
Desn753/
Åden753/
Tden751/
D'En751/
Demn751/
Deussen73653/
Deachen73132/
Deichen73129/
Deusien7315/
Deuhsen7312/
Deeanne732/
Deejong732/
Deuchen731/
Daheene731/
Deenová731/
Deeyang731/
Deissen731/
Dooheen731/
Dheisen731/
Dejienė731/
Degienė731/
Deehean731/
Deengue731/
Dheuten731/
Deejang731/
Dheehan731/
Deheenn730/
Deane6726,077/
Doyen679,871/
Duyen674,756/
Deang674,595/
Denne674,198/
Dejan673,491/
Dheng673,240/
Dehan672,890/
Dheem672,426/
Dengg671,927/
Dhein671,914/
Deyan671,368/
Dejon671,265/
Dowen671,143/
Dayen671,134/
Dn671,056/
Daehn67690/
Diehn67679/
Diyen67511/
Dijen67448/
Deing67435/
Deine67364/
Deyin67320/
Dajen67279/
Deunk67270/
Dawen67255/
Dhien67251/
Deyne67221/
Deyun67219/
Deyon67194/
Dhaen67175/
Dauen67124/
Daien67111/
Dhend67110/
Duehn67107/
Deion67104/
Dhoen67103/
Deann6797/
Deahn6787/
Gyden6767/
Douen6749/
Deant6747/
Deung6747/
Dégen6747/
Dienn6744/
Dejin6742/
Dojen6741/
Dentt6737/
Deian6732/
Doehn6727/
Deijn6724/
Demne6719/
Deuan6718/
Deinh6718/
Duenn6717/
Dhean6713/
Diean6713/
Deiin6713/
Håden6710/
Denkë679/
Deisn678/
Dehyn678/
Dengc678/
Deand676/
Deune675/
Deyem675/
Denng675/
Deeam675/
Deitenne675/
Deihn674/
Dejem674/
Deyán674/
Duien673/
Dehng673/
Dejón673/
Ddeng673/
Dhent672/
Doien672/
Dienh672/
Deuin672/
Deunn672/
Dendt672/
Düyen672/
Deyng672/
Dieën672/
Hdeem672/
Denkh672/
Hdend671/
Deund671/
Dhenk671/
Demnn671/
Dendh671/
Deimn671/
Deinc671/
Deind671/
Deachenn671/
Deahchen671/
Tdeng671/
Dujen671/
Deint671/
Dennh671/
Ddein671/
Deemt671/
Dóyen671/
Dennt671/
Demng671/
Dennn671/
Den'g671/
Ddien671/
Dean-670/
Deinn670/
Dennd670/
Doenn670/
Deuhn670/
Hdenn670/
Deuon670/
Dehnk670/
Deuschen670/

Deen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Deen in the Marathi language
देनdena-
Deen in the Hindi language
दीनdina98.24
Deen in the Russian language
Деенdeen-

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