Dende Surname

71,443rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,911 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

Dende Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dende Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola1,5781:17,1032,033
DR Congo9241:79,9569,244
India8781:873,65138,260
Nigeria8101:218,69512,947
Zimbabwe7161:21,5623,235
Tanzania4821:109,83710,610
Kenya2561:180,39013,550
Indonesia2421:546,48444,089
Papua New Guinea2351:34,6974,087
Gabon2021:9,3521,744
South Africa1161:467,04938,892
Philippines831:1,219,73895,055
Benin821:126,04413,698
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Portugal381:274,16410,086
São Tomé and Príncipe381:4,669385
Burkina Faso281:655,4328,018
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
Uganda211:1,859,01362,128
Ivory Coast161:1,441,95230,506
Taiwan151:1,562,98310,375
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
England121:4,643,172139,951
Congo91:554,34412,633
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Dendê (14), Dendé (5), Dênde (5) & Dêndê (1) are calculated separately.

Dende (1,769) may also be a first name.

Dende Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dende (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻧﺪﻩ, Marathi: देन्डे, Oriya: େଡେ, Russian: Денде) occurs in Angola more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Dendê, Dendé, Dênde or Dêndê. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dende? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 71,443rd most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,054,485 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 77 percent of Dende reside; 35 percent reside in Southern Africa and 23 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 181,942nd most widespread forename on earth It is held by 1,769 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Angola, where it is held by 1,578 people, or 1 in 17,103. Outside of Angola this last name exists in 38 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside and India, where 13 percent reside.

Dende Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dende has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dende Last Name Statistics demography

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

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dendê9314/
Dendé935/
Dênde935/
Dhende916,908/
Dender913,353/
Duende91566/
Dendea91158/
Diende91123/
Dendeş9179/
Dendge9168/
Dendee9142/
Dendes9140/
Dendhe9131/
Doende9128/
Dendje9122/
Dendie9118/
Deende9117/
Dendet9111/
Dendey916/
Deunde914/
Dendeh914/
Dendeš913/
Dendde911/
Ddende911/
Demnde911/
Dendei911/
Dendeu911/
Dnde8917/
Dêndê871/
Daendee8368/
Diendie8342/
Dhennde8314/
Dhendhe8313/
Dhaende834/
Dhendey832/
Deender832/
Dehende832/
Dendesh832/
Dendesz832/
Duendee832/
Dhendge831/
Dheunde831/
Deended831/
Dendder831/
Dendeys831/
Dendhge831/
Dendejh831/
Dinde809,217/
Denda805,159/
Dendy804,028/
Dendi803,279/
Demde8018/
Dhnde8017/
Dynde807/
Dndge801/
Dnnde801/
Dhehende771/
Dönder733,436/
Dhinde731,722/
Dendys73915/
Dienda73874/
Daendi73431/
Dendis73414/
Deenda73188/
Dinder73135/
Dendhi73110/
Dendih73105/
Dendiš7369/
Duendi7366/
Diendi7342/
Dindee7337/
Dennda7321/
Dendip7319/
Dindey7317/
Dionde7314/
Dynder7312/
Dhendi7312/
Dindeu7310/
Deundi739/
Dindeš739/
Dindie738/
Dhenda736/
Dindge735/
Dindhe735/
Dendai734/
Dündee734/
Dindea734/
Dindep733/
Denddi733/
Dindes733/
Diendy732/
Denday732/
Dindje732/
Dhndge731/
Dendit731/
Dendiy731/
Dyonde731/
Denndy731/
Dýnder731/
Dendoy731/
Dendyś731/
Demdet731/
Dindeï731/
Duendy731/
Demdee731/
Dendaj731/
Dindeh731/
Demder730/
Dehendy6777/
Dendish6740/
Dyndesz6719/
Dhendhi6712/
Dnda676/
Dhindge674/
Dhindhe673/
Dhionde672/
Dindead671/
Dhendai671/
Dndy671/
Dndi671/
Dehenda671/
Dendist671/
Demdehe671/
Diondey671/

Dende Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dende in the Oriya language
େଡେede85
େଦେede15
Dende in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﻧﺪﻩdndh57.14
ﺩﻧﺪdnd42.86
Dende in the Marathi language
देन्डेdende43.33
देडेdede20
दोेंदेdoende20
दोेंडेdoende10
डेन्den3.33
डेदेdede3.33
Dende in the Russian language
Дендеdende-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dende
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