Dencan Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Dencan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dencan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France11:66,422,722504,397
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Denćan (18) & Denčan (13) are calculated separately.

Dencan (4) may also be a first name.

Dencan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dencan is more commonly found in France than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Denćan or Denčan. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dencan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dencan is the 10,311,814th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 33 percent of Dencan reside; 33 percent reside in North America and 33 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Dencan is also the 6,192,526th most frequently held given name globally It is held by 4 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in France, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 66,422,722. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Île-de-France, where 100 percent reside. Outside of France this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Dencan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dencan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dencan surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dencan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Denćan9418/
Denčan9413/
Denkcan9217/
Denchan929/
Dencang926/
Denczan921/
Dncan913/
Denchand861/
Dincan83219/
Densan8350/
Denkan835/
Denjan834/
Dencen834/
Demcan833/
Dencon832/
Denzan832/
Dentchain801/
Deenchand801/
Denjean771,664/
Dinçcan77258/
Demchan77233/
Dincsan7742/
D'Incan7730/
Dhenjan7716/
Dinckan7716/
Denkkan7712/
Densaan7711/
Denshan778/
Dinccan778/
Dengian776/
Dinchan775/
Densane774/
Dentzan774/
Denjane772/
Dynchan771/
Dinncan771/
Dhenkan771/
Dhncang771/
Denkane771/
Denzant771/
Duincan770/
Denscon770/
Dencien770/
Denkean770/
Dennsan770/
Densant770/
Dienckhahn750/
Dnsan735/
Dnjan731/
Daengkan7141/
Dinchang7128/
Dhenkane7128/
Dengcong716/
Daengian714/
Deenkhan712/
Dehnzang711/
Dingcang711/
Denkaten711/
Dengquan711/
Dennjean711/
Daendsan711/
Denson6718,648/
Denzen67409/
Demjan67407/
Denzon67338/
Densen67313/
Denkon67199/
Dinjan6710/
Dinsan679/
Dynjan679/
Daengkhan678/
Densén674/
Densam673/
Dincon673/
Denzanova672/
Demzan672/
Denssaint671/
Dencochin671/
Dinkan671/
Denjam671/
Dencheine670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dencan
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