Dehnel Surname

436,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 787 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Dehnel Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Dehn, a pet form of names beginning with Degen (young warrior), as Deganhart, Theganbald and Degenher; descendant of Dano, a pet form of names beginning with Dane (the Dane), as Danaold and Danafrid.

Dehnel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3971:912,99568,645
Germany2431:331,29832,825
Poland701:542,98251,331
England301:1,857,26974,552
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
France31:22,140,907385,998
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Dehnel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Dehn, a pet form of names beginning with Degen (young warrior), as Deganhart, Theganbald and Degenher; descendant of Dano, a pet form of names beginning with Dane (the Dane), as Danaold and Danafrid.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Dehnel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dehnel is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dehnel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 436,213th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,259,906 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Dehnel are found; 52 percent are found in North America and 52 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 397 people, or 1 in 912,995. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 23 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 22 percent are found and Minnesota, where 15 percent are found. Barring The United States Dehnel is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 31 percent are found and Poland, where 9 percent are found.

Dehnel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dehnel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,726 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dehnel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dehnel last name are 6.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.78% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dehnel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.39% less than the national average, earning $38,233 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.37% less than the national average, earning $40,556 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dehnelt9226/
Daehnel9216/
Diehnel9212/
Dehnell928/
Doehnel924/
Denel91862/
Diehnell860/
Deniel833,596/
Dienel83688/
Denoel83606/
Desnel83355/
Denell83202/
Denuel83123/
Döhnel83123/
Dähnel8373/
Dahnel8357/
Dhinel8316/
Dohnel8312/
Deanel838/
Dhanel835/
Daenel833/
Deinel832/
Deneel832/
Denelt831/
Deheml831/
Dhenel831/
Dhaniel7773/
Denuell7729/
Daenell7728/
Dienell7727/
Degnell7721/
Dahnell7710/
Dahniel779/
Deaniel779/
Deanell778/
Daeniel778/
Deiniel775/
Deinael774/
Dhaynel774/
Deeneel774/
Dheniel772/
Desneel771/
Dohnell770/
Deniell770/
Danel7318,743/
Donel731,048/
Dinel73969/
Denil73839/
Deinl7379/
Dynel7359/
Dănel7346/
Dänel7327/
Denyl734/
Deanl732/
Dhanl731/
Dönel731/
Dohnl731/
Deinnell712/
Daniel67905,289/
Diniel67986/
Danell67970/
Dannel67792/
Donell67513/
Donnel67459/
Daneel67458/
Doinel67338/
Dainel67230/
Danuel67138/
Dinell67122/
Dhanil6792/
Danehl6792/
Dahnil6779/
Doniel6771/
Dinelt6768/
Doynel6764/
Dionel6759/
Daynel6743/
Dinael6728/
Danael6727/
Dynell6719/
Dengil6712/
Deniol678/
Dinoel676/
Dönell676/
Danoel675/
Donael675/
Deenil674/
Denill672/
Danïel672/
Desnil672/
Doneel672/
Dynael672/
Deceml671/
Denuil671/
Dineel671/
Dyniel671/
Daanel671/
Dynelt671/
Dgenil671/
Dahanl671/
Disnel670/
Denilt670/

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