Dench Surname
Approximately 2,428 people bear this surname
Dench Surname Definition:
(English) Danish [Old English Denisc]
Dench Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,029 | 1:54,148 | 6,593 |
| New Zealand | 409 | 1:11,072 | 1,935 |
| United States | 355 | 1:1,021,011 | 75,157 |
| Australia | 287 | 1:94,062 | 10,731 |
| Canada | 140 | 1:263,183 | 24,832 |
| Wales | 37 | 1:83,636 | 6,963 |
| Brazil | 36 | 1:5,946,509 | 145,792 |
| Ukraine | 30 | 1:1,517,423 | 120,367 |
| Scotland | 29 | 1:184,614 | 10,113 |
| Jamaica | 11 | 1:260,904 | 6,695 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:15,768 | 2,111 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 576 | 1:42,318 | 5,329 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 41 | 1:1,224,846 | 68,768 |
Dench (25) may also be a first name.
Dench Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Danish [Old English Denisc]
“Dainty” in North of England dialect.
Denshe and Deneh are medieval forms of Danish. Anglo-Saxon Denise.
From the Flemish, Dengis; a personal name.
Dench Demographics
Average Male Dench Height
174.06 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Dench Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dench Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dench (Arabic: دنش, Russian: Денч) is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dench? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 176,301st most numerous surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 3,001,460 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Dench reside; 45 percent reside in Northern Europe and 45 percent reside in British Isles. Dench is also the 2,136,160th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 25 people.
The surname Dench is most widespread in England, where it is held by 1,029 people, or 1 in 54,148. In England Dench is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 20 percent reside, Essex, where 9 percent reside and Surrey, where 8 percent reside. Barring England it exists in 31 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.
Dench Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Dench has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Dench surname expanded 179 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 866 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 78 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Dench Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (89%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Dench last name are 11.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.97% being registered with the party.
The amount Dench earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 17.69% more than the national average, earning R 279,672 per year; in United States they earn 18.02% more than the national average, earning $50,924 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.43% more than the national average, earning $50,392 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denche | 91 | 1,186 | / |
| Doench | 91 | 269 | / |
| Densch | 91 | 137 | / |
| Dentch | 91 | 43 | / |
| Detnch | 91 | 2 | / |
| Daench | 91 | 0 | / |
| Denc | 89 | 161 | / |
| Dentsch | 83 | 34 | / |
| D'Oench | 83 | 15 | / |
| Deunsch | 83 | 10 | / |
| Deatnch | 83 | 4 | / |
| Dentche | 83 | 1 | / |
| Deitnch | 83 | 1 | / |
| Denstch | 83 | 0 | / |
| Danch | 80 | 1,666 | / |
| Dencs | 80 | 621 | / |
| Dence | 80 | 557 | / |
| Denci | 80 | 215 | / |
| Donch | 80 | 208 | / |
| Dinch | 80 | 205 | / |
| Dönch | 80 | 148 | / |
| Dencz | 80 | 23 | / |
| Deenc | 80 | 3 | / |
| Dynch | 80 | 2 | / |
| Denkh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Densh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dienc | 80 | 1 | / |
| Demch | 80 | 1 | / |
| Denchova | 77 | 9 | / |
| Duentsch | 77 | 7 | / |
| Dentsche | 77 | 0 | / |
| Dnc | 75 | 11 | / |
| Dinsch | 73 | 76 | / |
| Dhanch | 73 | 49 | / |
| Demche | 73 | 20 | / |
| Dencső | 73 | 16 | / |
| Dünsch | 73 | 11 | / |
| Dinche | 73 | 6 | / |
| Diensh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Demsch | 73 | 2 | / |
| Denzhe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Deensh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dhemch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Denshe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Demtch | 73 | 0 | / |
| Dennci | 73 | 0 | / |
| Dennce | 73 | 0 | / |
| Duentzsch | 71 | 2 | / |
| Denz | 67 | 4,065 | / |
| Dens | 67 | 1,458 | / |
| Dinc | 67 | 1,332 | / |
| Dainche | 67 | 59 | / |
| Düntsch | 67 | 59 | / |
| Denč | 67 | 38 | / |
| Dintsch | 67 | 27 | / |
| Denß | 67 | 16 | / |
| Dheensh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dittnch | 67 | 5 | / |
| Denj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dndc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dnsh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dnnc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Denx | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dentschová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dync | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dnxh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dintche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dencova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dnci | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dinnche | 67 | 0 | / |
Dench Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dench in the Russian language | ||
| Денч | denc | - |
| Dench in the Arabic language | ||
| دنش | dnsh | - |
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