Denissen Surname

231,902nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,742 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Denissen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Denissen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,0141:16,6542,568
Belgium3991:28,8144,628
United States2061:1,759,509115,901
South Africa601:902,96258,308
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
France21:33,211,361423,184
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
England11:55,718,059489,080
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Denissen Last Name Facts

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

Denissen occurs most in The Netherlands. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Denissen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 231,902nd most frequently used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 4,183,436 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Denissen live; 83 percent live in Western Europe and 83 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,014 people, or 1 in 16,654. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: North Brabant, where 64 percent are found, Limburg, where 14 percent are found and Gelderland, where 6 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands it is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Denissen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Denissen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Denissen last name rose 20,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Denissen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Denissen surname are 22.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.23% registered with the political party.

The amount Denissen earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 58.91% more than the national average, earning R 377,640 per year and in United States they earn 18.68% more than the national average, earning $51,210 USD per year.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Denissen
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