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

The last name Dene (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻥ, Marathi: देने, Oriya: େଦେନ) is found most frequently in Burkina Faso. It can occur as: Dené, Dène or Déné. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name Dene is the 77,473^rd most commonly held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,154,188 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 81 percent of Dene live; 77 percent live in West Africa and 53 percent live in Mande Africa. It is also the 74,730^th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, borne by 7,412 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 4,349 people, or 1 in 4,220. In Burkina Faso Dene is mostly found in: Centre-Est Region, where 73 percent are found, Centre Region, where 15 percent are found and Plateau-Central Region, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Burkina Faso this last name is found in 54 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Dene Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Dene has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dene last name rose 566 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 170 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 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 Republicans than The US average, with 52.38% being registered to vote for 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.