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
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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 most in Turkey. It can be rendered as a variant: Déniz or Dèniz. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Deniz? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,743rd most frequent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 48,565 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 78 percent of Deniz reside; 77 percent reside in West Asia and 77 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Deniz is also the 7,455th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 140,338 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 133,573 people, or 1 in 583. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent live, Ankara Province, where 5 percent live and Izmir Province, where 4 percent live. Barring Turkey this last name is found in 101 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 4 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.
Deniz Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Deniz surname are 9.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US 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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