Dence Surname

567,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 557 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Dence Surname Definition:

Denshe and Deneh are medieval forms of Danish. Anglo-Saxon Denise.

Dence Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3691:982,27472,839
Philippines991:1,022,60886,972
England531:1,051,28451,324
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England981:248,72818,134
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:597,84140,179

Dence (266) may also be a first name.

Dence Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Denshe and Deneh are medieval forms of Danish. Anglo-Saxon Denise.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Dence Last Name Facts

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

Dence occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Dence click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dence? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 567,444th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 13,083,565 people. The surname Dence occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Dence live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America. Dence is also the 545,281st most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 266 people.

Dence is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 369 people, or 1 in 982,274. In The United States Dence is most common in: New York, where 31 percent are found, Florida, where 9 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 18 percent are found and England, where 10 percent are found.

Dence Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dence has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dence surname increased 439 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 46 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dence Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dence last name are 18.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.71% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dence earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.74% less than the national average, earning $40,671 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.54% more than the national average, earning $56,412 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Denche911,186/
Dencer91240/
Dencke9129/
Duence912/
Dences912/
Dencey911/
Dience911/
Dencie911/
Dennce910/
Dehncke83121/
Dencher83111/
Denches8342/
Denchez8310/
Daencke839/
Denchei835/
D'Encer831/
Dentche831/
Dengcey831/
Denchee830/
Denge808,091/
Denke804,494/
Dench802,428/
Dince80707/
Dense80452/
Denci80215/
Dency8077/
Denze8049/
Demce8033/
Denca8031/
Denje8029/
Denxe803/
Denše801/
Dncer801/
Denscher7722/
Dennchey771/
Dentchez771/
Daehncke771/
Dentsche770/
Dhenge735,874/
Denzer734,303/
Dincer731,281/
Denger73829/
Dehnke73797/
Dienze73699/
Denque73322/
Denser73224/
Denges73191/
Duenke73156/
Densch73137/
Diense73128/
Dencsi73124/
Denseh73117/
Dengea73103/
Denchi7395/
Dincea7390/
Tdenge7382/
Dendge7368/
Densee7364/
Dinces7356/
Denchy7356/
Dengke7356/
Densei7355/
Denkie7351/
Dengez7350/
Denzey7339/
Densey7338/
Denkes7336/
Denkei7336/
Denkey7335/
Demcie7329/
Doense7326/
Denczi7326/
Denzee7326/
Dendje7322/
Dyncer7321/
Demche7320/
Daenke7319/
Dhenke7317/
Denjeh7316/
Dentje7314/
Dengey7312/
Dencsy7310/
Denzie739/
Däncke739/
Dencih738/
Demcke738/
Denged738/
Dentse737/
Densie736/
Dinche736/
Dinçce736/
Dennge735/
Dhenje734/
Denses734/
Duenze733/
Dendze733/
Dengee733/
Densse732/
Dionce732/
Dencka732/
Denget732/
Dnckey731/
Dencid731/
Dencki731/
Denked731/
Denket731/
Denshe731/
Denkeh731/
Ddenge731/
Deense731/
Dentze731/
Denzep731/
Denzet731/
Dengie731/
Denjes731/
Denkep731/
Denkeu731/
Dencay731/
Denzhe731/
Dincei731/
Demcey730/
Dingce730/
Denkee730/
Dincke730/
Denset730/
Dennci730/
Dentscher712/
Denz674,065/
Dens671,458/
Dincher67995/
Daehnke67244/
Denchai67215/
Demcher6797/
Dengchi6788/
Deensie6729/
Dæncker6723/
Dengcai6721/
Düncher6719/
Demcker6717/
Denß6716/
Denshep6714/
Dentsey6713/
Demched6712/
Deunsch6710/
Dhennge674/
Dengerh674/
Dähncke673/
Dhenkey672/
Densich672/
Denx672/
Dhenker671/
Dhendge671/
Dhengee671/
Demckee671/
Dengich671/
Denseah671/
Denkesh671/
Deenger671/
Dinchei671/
Dehndze671/
Dyncher671/
Düncker671/
Dennseh671/
Denscha671/
Densheh671/
Densher671/
Denshie671/
Dengkeh671/
Demczer671/
Deunseh671/
Dincerr671/
Dienkeu671/
Dienzie671/
Dhenged671/
Denkech671/
Dinchee671/
Densser671/
Dnci671/
Demchey670/
Dennchy670/
Denquer670/
Dinnche670/
Denssey670/
Doehnke670/
Dinncet670/
Deensey670/
Dengkea670/
Dennser670/

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