Denke Surname

104,423rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,494 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Denke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Denke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,0931:46,6065,024
Kazakhstan6581:26,8733,762
Germany5491:146,64017,654
United States4771:759,87259,214
Hungary2401:40,9014,378
Brazil1611:1,329,65445,311
Thailand1131:625,118105,836
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Slovakia121:444,70454,815
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Togo91:805,3086,372
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
France21:33,211,361423,184
England21:27,859,030389,889
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

The alternate forms: Denkë (9), Dënke (4) & Denké (1) are calculated separately.

Denke (5,877) may also be a first name.

Denke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Denke (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻧﻚ, Marathi: देमके, Russian: Денке) occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Denkë, Dënke or Denké. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Denke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Denke is the 104,423rd most frequently used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,621,617 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 48 percent of Denke live; 47 percent live in East Africa and 47 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Denke is also the 86,858th most common forename world-wide. It is borne by 5,877 people.

It is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 2,093 people, or 1 in 46,606. Without taking into account Ethiopia it occurs in 35 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 15 percent are found and Germany, where 12 percent are found.

Denke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Denke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Denke surname rose 1,835 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Denke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Denke are 11.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.73% being registered with the party.

The amount Denke earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.59% less than the national average, earning R 72,276 per year; in United States they earn 10.78% more than the national average, earning $47,799 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.72% more than the national average, earning $51,529 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Denkë939/
Dënke934/
Denké931/
Dehnke91797/
Duenke91156/
Dengke9156/
Denkie9151/
Denkes9136/
Denkei9136/
Denkey9135/
Dencke9129/
Daenke9119/
Dhenke9117/
Denked911/
Denket911/
Denkeh911/
Denkep911/
Denkeu911/
Denkee910/
Denk8918,740/
Dnke895/
Daehnke83244/
Dehncke83121/
Daencke839/
Dhenkey832/
Dhenker831/
Denkesh831/
Dengkeh831/
Dienkeu831/
Denkech831/
Doehnke830/
Dengkea830/
Dinke8013,262/
Denka801,990/
Denck80767/
Dence80557/
Duenk80399/
Denki80309/
Deunk80270/
Dengk8012/
Daenk807/
Denky804/
Dienk802/
Denkh802/
Dhenk801/
Dänke801/
Dünke801/
Doenk800/
Dehnk800/
Denkeová7715/
Ddaehnke771/
Daehncke771/
Dnk759/
Dinkie734,835/
Denkha733,859/
Dengue732,887/
Dhenki731,917/
Denkyi731,760/
Denche731,186/
Denque73322/
Dünker73284/
Demkes73153/
Denkai7392/
Dengka7384/
Demkey7356/
Dähnke7350/
Dinkey7341/
Duenki7332/
Denkio7323/
Dingke7312/
Dencks7310/
Däncke739/
Demcke738/
Denkaa735/
Dinket734/
Dhenky734/
Denkay734/
Dionke732/
Dencka732/
Dehnki731/
Dienké731/
Dinkeh731/
Dnckey731/
Dhemke731/
Demnky731/
Deenka731/
Dencey731/
Dencki731/
Dnkher731/
Dengki731/
Denkoa731/
Demkep731/
Dienka731/
Dinkei731/
Dennce730/
Dennck730/
Dysnke730/
Dincke730/
Dinkee730/
Dienck730/
Duenky730/
Deng679,953,614/
Denkova671,267/
Denková67686/
Dink67261/
Denc67161/
Denq6729/
Dæncker6723/
Dengkay6721/
Demcker6717/
Demkech679/
Dünk678/
Dengkai676/
Demkesh676/
Denchei675/
Dünkhee674/
Dünkher674/
Dingket674/
Dähncke673/
Dynk672/
Dnkt672/
Denx672/
Dienkha671/
Dinkheh671/
Demckee671/
Denkiph671/
Dinnkei671/
Dnnk671/
Dnka671/
Deengue671/
Düncker671/
Dengkio671/
Dengkui671/
Dengcey671/
Daenkai671/
Dnck671/
Dngk671/
Dnkp671/
Dnkq671/
Dnkx671/
Ddnk671/
Hdnk671/
Denquer670/
Dinkeas670/
Denchee670/

Denke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Denke in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﻧﻚdnk-
Denke in the Marathi language
देमकेdemake-
Denke in the Russian language
Денкеdenke-

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