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Where Does The Last Name Dehany Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Dehany (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺣﺎﻧﻲ) is more frequently found in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dehany? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 3,957,383^rd most widely held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Dehany are found; 52 percent are found in Northern Europe and 52 percent are found in British Isles.

Dehany is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 372,260. In Mauritania Dehany is mostly found in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 91 percent reside and Assaba Region, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Mauritania this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 40 percent reside and Scotland, where 12 percent reside.

Dehany Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Dehany has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 125 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dehany Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Dehany last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.