Dendé Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

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

Dendé Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dendé Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
São Tomé and Príncipe41:44,3562,027
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Dende (6,911), Dendê (14), Dêndê (1) & Dênde (5) are calculated separately.

Dendé Last Name Facts

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

Dendé is more frequently found in São Tomé and Príncipe than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Dende, Dendê, Dêndê or Dênde. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dendé? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Dendé live; 80 percent live in Central Africa and 80 percent live in Luso-Central Africa.

It is most common in São Tomé and Príncipe, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,356. In São Tomé and Príncipe it is most prevalent in: São Tomé, where 100 percent live. Outside of São Tomé and Príncipe it occurs in one country. It also occurs in France, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dende936,911/
Dendê9314/
Dêndê871/
Denda805,159/
Dendy804,028/
Dendi803,279/
Dênde805/
Dindé802/
Dhende736,908/
Dender733,353/
Dendys73915/
Dienda73874/
Duende73566/
Daendi73431/
Dendis73414/
Deenda73188/
Dendea73158/
Diende73123/
Dendhi73110/
Dendih73105/
Dendeş7379/
Dendiš7369/
Dendge7368/
Duendi7366/
Dendee7342/
Diendi7342/
Dendes7340/
Dendhe7331/
Doende7328/
Dendje7322/
Dennda7321/
Dendip7319/
Dendie7318/
Deende7317/
Dhendi7312/
Dendet7311/
Deundi739/
Dhenda736/
Dendey736/
Dendeh734/
Deunde734/
Dendai734/
Dendeš733/
Denddi733/
Diendy732/
Denday732/
Dendoy731/
Ddende731/
Demnde731/
Denndy731/
Dendiy731/
Dendit731/
Dendde731/
Dendei731/
Dendaj731/
Duendy731/
Dendyś731/
Dendeu731/
Dehendy6777/
Daendee6768/
Diendie6742/
Dendish6740/
Dhendhe6713/
Dhendhi6712/
Dnda676/
Dhaende674/
Dendesh672/
Duendee672/
Dhendey672/
Deender672/
Dehende672/
Dendesz672/
Dndi671/
Dhendge671/
Dndy671/
Dendejh671/
Dehenda671/
Dendhge671/
Dendeys671/
Dendder671/
Dhendai671/
Dendist671/
Deended671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Dendé
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