Deniz Surname
Approximately 150,057 people bear this surname
Deniz Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'Sea'.
Deniz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 133,573 | 1:583 | 64 |
| Spain | 5,289 | 1:8,839 | 1,050 |
| Brazil | 2,126 | 1:100,693 | 3,790 |
| Mexico | 1,704 | 1:72,844 | 3,201 |
| United States | 1,537 | 1:235,822 | 22,637 |
| Germany | 1,172 | 1:68,691 | 8,790 |
| Argentina | 811 | 1:52,705 | 4,437 |
| Uruguay | 344 | 1:9,976 | 1,118 |
| Saudi Arabia | 318 | 1:97,031 | 14,320 |
| Northern Cyprus | 282 | 1:1,131 | 87 |
| Sweden | 245 | 1:40,191 | 3,202 |
| Paraguay | 226 | 1:32,021 | 1,078 |
| Netherlands | 225 | 1:75,054 | 12,725 |
| India | 204 | 1:3,760,124 | 104,250 |
| England | 192 | 1:290,198 | 22,328 |
| Azerbaijan | 177 | 1:54,515 | 2,362 |
| Russia | 160 | 1:900,769 | 71,600 |
| Bulgaria | 145 | 1:48,130 | 3,341 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Venezuela | 120 | 1:251,701 | 6,224 |
| Austria | 116 | 1:73,409 | 11,170 |
| Denmark | 109 | 1:51,786 | 5,324 |
| Australia | 84 | 1:321,377 | 27,634 |
| Belgium | 76 | 1:151,272 | 21,156 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| Kazakhstan | 49 | 1:360,867 | 28,961 |
| Turkmenistan | 46 | 1:119,329 | 2,383 |
| France | 44 | 1:1,509,607 | 143,950 |
| Cyprus | 43 | 1:20,579 | 2,325 |
| Switzerland | 40 | 1:205,323 | 17,881 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Thailand | 29 | 1:2,435,805 | 267,220 |
| Belarus | 17 | 1:558,886 | 50,306 |
| Israel | 16 | 1:534,852 | 39,210 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Georgia | 15 | 1:249,703 | 13,078 |
| Finland | 14 | 1:392,622 | 26,475 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Kosovo | 11 | 1:169,261 | 6,833 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1:184,504 | 9,341 |
| Cuba | 10 | 1:1,152,272 | 6,837 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 9 | 1:663,628 | 45,718 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Moldova | 8 | 1:445,171 | 30,722 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Iran | 7 | 1:10,968,932 | 186,522 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Puerto Rico | 7 | 1:507,163 | 3,435 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 1:6,503,242 | 257,739 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Lebanon | 4 | 1:1,409,271 | 19,641 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
The alternate forms: Déniz (69) & Dèniz (1) are calculated separately.
Deniz (140,338) may also be a first name.
Deniz Surname Meaning
Deniz Demographics
Average Deniz Salary in
United States
$38,754 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Deniz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Deniz Come From? nationality or country of origin
Deniz (Arabic: دينيز, Georgian: დენიზ, Marathi: डेनीझ, Russian: Дениз) is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Déniz or Dèniz. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Deniz? popularity and diffusion
The last name Deniz is the 3,743rd most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 48,565 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 78 percent of Deniz are found; 77 percent are found in West Asia and 77 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 7,455th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 140,338 people.
The surname Deniz is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is carried by 133,573 people, or 1 in 583. In Turkey Deniz is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent live, Ankara Province, where 5 percent live and Izmir Province, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Turkey this last name is found in 101 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 4 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.
Deniz Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Deniz last name are 9.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.83% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Deniz earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.19% less than the national average, earning $38,754 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.14% more than the national average, earning $53,728 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Deniz Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Deniz in the Georgian language | ||
| დენიზ | deniz | - |
| Deniz in the Marathi language | ||
| डेनीझ | denijha | 51.72 |
| डेनीस | denisa | 20.69 |
| डॅनीझ | denijha | 6.9 |
| डेनीझा | denijha | 6.9 |
| डेनीज | denija | 6.9 |
| डेनीज़ | deniza | 6.9 |
| Deniz in the Russian language | ||
| Дениз | deniz | - |
| Deniz in the Arabic language | ||
| دينيز | dynyz | - |
| دنيز | dnyz | - |
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