Dendê Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

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

Dendê Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dendê Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
São Tomé and Príncipe111:16,129920
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

Dendê Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dendê is carried by more people in São Tomé and Príncipe than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Dende, Dendé, Dêndê or Dênde. Click here for further potential spellings of Dendê.

How Common Is The Last Name Dendê? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,213,395th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Dendê live; 79 percent live in Central Africa and 79 percent live in Luso-Central Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in São Tomé and Príncipe, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 16,129. In São Tomé and Príncipe Dendê is mostly found in: São Tomé, where 100 percent reside. Barring São Tomé and Príncipe Dendê is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 7 percent reside and Russia, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dende936,911/
Dendé935/
Dêndê931/
Denda805,159/
Dendy804,028/
Dendi803,279/
Dênde805/
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/
Dendai734/
Deunde734/
Dendeš733/
Denddi733/
Denday732/
Diendy732/
Dendoy731/
Ddende731/
Denndy731/
Dendiy731/
Dendit731/
Dendde731/
Demnde731/
Dendei731/
Dendaj731/
Duendy731/
Dendeu731/
Dendyś731/
Dehendy6777/
Daendee6768/
Diendie6742/
Dendish6740/
Dhendhe6713/
Dhendhi6712/
Dnda676/
Dhaende674/
Duendee672/
Dhendey672/
Deender672/
Dehende672/
Dendesz672/
Dendesh672/
Dndi671/
Dendist671/
Dehenda671/
Dhendai671/
Dndy671/
Dendejh671/
Dendhge671/
Dendeys671/
Dendder671/
Deended671/
Dhendge671/

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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 Dendê
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