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 Male Deniz Height
175.8 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Deniz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Deniz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Deniz (Arabic: دينيز, Georgian: დენიზ, Marathi: डेनीझ, Russian: Дениз) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Déniz or Dèniz. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Deniz? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,743rd most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 48,565 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Deniz live; 77 percent live in West Asia and 77 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 7,455th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 140,338 people.
The last name is most frequent in Turkey, where it is borne by 133,573 people, or 1 in 583. In Turkey Deniz is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent live, Ankara Province, where 5 percent live and Izmir Province, where 4 percent live. Besides Turkey this last name occurs in 101 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 4 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.
Deniz Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Russia.
In The United States Deniz 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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