View the most religious surnames in Kenya

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

The surname Dende (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻧﺪﻩ, Marathi: देन्डे, Oriya: େଡେ, Russian: Денде) is found most in Angola. It can also occur in the variant forms: Dendê, Dendé, Dênde or Dêndê. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

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

The surname Dende is the 71,443^rd most widely held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,054,485 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 77 percent of Dende live; 35 percent live in Southern Africa and 23 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 181,942^nd most widely held first name on earth It is held by 1,769 people.

The last name Dende is most widely held in Angola, where it is borne by 1,578 people, or 1 in 17,103. Other than Angola Dende occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 13 percent live and India, where 13 percent live.

Dende Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Dende has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dende surname increased 1,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dende Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Dende last name is primarily Muslim (80%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Dende surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dende earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.84% less than the national average, earning R 119,208 per year and in United States they earn 27.85% more than the national average, earning $55,165 USD per year.