Dene Surname
Approximately 6,314 people bear this surname
Dene Surname Definition:
= Dean, q.v.
Dene Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 4,349 | 1:4,220 | 506 |
| Cameroon | 332 | 1:62,557 | 7,987 |
| United States | 215 | 1:1,685,856 | 112,021 |
| Ivory Coast | 205 | 1:112,543 | 5,675 |
| Iran | 120 | 1:639,854 | 34,741 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Hungary | 93 | 1:105,551 | 10,142 |
| Nigeria | 86 | 1:2,059,800 | 71,823 |
| France | 84 | 1:790,747 | 95,785 |
| India | 81 | 1:9,469,943 | 186,993 |
| England | 80 | 1:696,476 | 39,547 |
| Turkey | 74 | 1:1,051,641 | 46,826 |
| Indonesia | 67 | 1:1,973,869 | 124,197 |
| Belgium | 62 | 1:185,430 | 24,739 |
| Zimbabwe | 49 | 1:315,066 | 31,156 |
| Mauritania | 44 | 1:93,065 | 5,851 |
| Australia | 31 | 1:870,829 | 53,581 |
| Pakistan | 28 | 1:6,380,139 | 37,476 |
| Taiwan | 25 | 1:937,790 | 6,555 |
| Uruguay | 25 | 1:137,270 | 12,322 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| New Zealand | 19 | 1:238,333 | 22,631 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| Argentina | 16 | 1:2,671,463 | 118,579 |
| Senegal | 11 | 1:1,325,395 | 3,666 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 1:1,163,151 | 37,744 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 47 | 1:518,625 | 27,981 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:7,412 | 1,296 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 38 | 1:1,321,544 | 72,820 |
The alternate forms: Dené (8), Dène (2) & Déné (2) are calculated separately.
Dene (7,412) may also be a first name.
Dene Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
= Dean, q.v.
Dene Demographics
Average Dene Salary in
United States
$50,161 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dene Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dene Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dene (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻥ, Marathi: देने, Oriya: େଦେନ) occurs more in Burkina Faso more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Dené, Dène or Déné. For other potential spellings of Dene click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dene? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 77,473rd most numerous family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,154,188 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Dene reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 53 percent reside in Mande Africa. Dene is also the 74,730th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 7,412 people.
The surname Dene is most commonly occurring in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 4,349 people, or 1 in 4,220. In Burkina Faso Dene is mostly concentrated in: Centre-Est Region, where 73 percent live, Centre Region, where 15 percent live and Plateau-Central Region, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Burkina Faso this surname exists in 54 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.
Dene Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Dene has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dene surname grew 566 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 170 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dene Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Dene surname are 5.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.38% being registered with the party.
The amount Dene earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 16.25% more than the national average, earning $50,161 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.95% less than the national average, earning $40,764 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dene Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dene in the Oriya language | ||
| େଦେନ | edena | 75 |
| େଡେନ | edena | 25 |
| Dene in the Marathi language | ||
| देने | dene | 61.54 |
| देणे | dene | 25.64 |
| डाेणे | daene | 5.13 |
| देॅने | deene | 5.13 |
| देङे | dene | 2.56 |
| Dene in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺪﻥ | aldn | 34.62 |
| ﺍﻟﺪﻧﻪ | aldnh | 19.23 |
| ﺩﻧﻪ | dnh | 15.38 |
| ﺩﻥ | dn | 15.38 |
| ﺍﺩﻥ | adn | 11.54 |
| ﺩﻳﻦ | dyn | 3.85 |
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