Denial Surname

340,053rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,081 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Denial Surname Definition:

"Martha Denial, widow, aet. 75, was buried in Ecclesfield churchyard, 3rd Feb, 1851. Her husband, Joseph Denial, told the parish clerk that his grandfather was found when an infant deserted in a church-porch, and that he was surnamed Denial as one whom all deny, and was christened Daniel, which is composed of the same letters.

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Denial Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco3751:91,93615,801
Philippines3141:322,41544,683
India1221:6,287,421144,905
England961:580,39635,131
Pakistan671:2,666,32722,731
Papua New Guinea391:209,07028,870
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Denial (1,270) may also be a first name.

Denial Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

"Martha Denial, widow, aet. 75, was buried in Ecclesfield churchyard, 3rd Feb, 1851. Her husband, Joseph Denial, told the parish clerk that his grandfather was found when an infant deserted in a church-porch, and that he was surnamed Denial as one whom all deny, and was christened Daniel, which is composed of the same letters. This is the tradition of the origin of a surname now common in this parish." Notes and Queries, III., p. 323.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Denial Last Name Facts

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

The surname Denial (Hindi: डैनियल, Marathi: डॅिनएल, Russian: Дениал) occurs more in Morocco more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Denial? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 340,053rd most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,741,486 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 51 percent of Denial live; 35 percent live in North Africa and 35 percent live in Mahgreb. Denial is also the 221,406th most frequently occurring given name internationally, held by 1,270 people.

The surname Denial is most frequently held in Morocco, where it is borne by 375 people, or 1 in 91,936. Without taking into account Morocco it occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 29 percent are found and India, where 11 percent are found.

Denial Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Denial has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Denial surname grew 240 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Denial Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Denial surname is chiefly Melkite Greek Catholic (40%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Denieal925/
Deniale922/
Deinial921/
Denihal921/
Danial8319,242/
Deneal83411/
Dinial8319/
Denyal8316/
Donial8310/
Deniol838/
Degnal834/
Denhal833/
Dynial832/
Denjal831/
Danieal779,836/
Danihal77164/
Dhanial77156/
Dahnial77118/
Dannial7733/
Dhenjal7716/
Deiniol7712/
Dainial7712/
Degnall776/
Denhall776/
Daniall775/
Daniaal775/
Hdanial774/
Daynial773/
Deneall772/
Denyall772/
Daanial771/
Ddanial771/
Degnahl771/
Dhynial771/
Dyonial771/
Donnial770/
Degnald770/
Deignal770/
Deñal731/
Diñal731/
Dhiniale7113/
Danijall715/
Daynieal711/
Dhaniaal711/
Dahanial711/
Danniall711/
Daainial711/
Degnault710/
Doniol67119/
Daniol6769/
Dignal6751/
Danjal6724/
Dinyal6712/
Dineal6711/
Degneault672/
Denhol672/
Diniol672/
Dinjal671/
Doñial671/

Denial Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Denial in the Hindi language
डैनियलdainiyala50
डेनिअलdeni'ala25
डेनियलdeniyala25
Denial in the Marathi language
डॅिनएलdeina'ela28.91
डेिनअलdeina'ala26.54
डेनीअलdeni'ala9.95
डॅिनयलdeinayala8.06
डॅनीएलdeni'ela7.58
डेिनएलdeina'ela4.74
डेिनयलdeinayala4.27
डेनीयालdeniyala3.79
डॅिनअळdeina'ala2.84
डेनीमलdenimala0.47
डॅनीयलdeniyala0.47
डॅनीमलdenimala0.47
Denial in the Russian language
Дениалdenial-

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