Denko Surname

219,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,865 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Denko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Denko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan9451:135,2857,173
Poland2491:152,64621,697
United States1241:2,923,056171,801
Ukraine931:489,49156,515
Russia821:1,757,598114,376
Tanzania751:705,88840,428
Belarus591:161,03521,792
Slovakia431:124,10322,986
Cameroon281:741,75252,682
Czechia281:379,76744,481
India211:36,526,923420,161
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
France91:7,380,302306,885
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

The alternate forms: Denkó (10) are calculated separately.

Denko (769) may also be a first name.

Denko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Denko (Arabic: دنكو, Russian: Денко) is most common in Japan. It may also be rendered as a variant: Denkó. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Denko? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 219,336th most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 3,907,531 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 53 percent of Denko live; 51 percent live in East Asia and 51 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 296,002nd most commonly used forename in the world, borne by 769 people.

The surname is most common in Japan, where it is carried by 945 people, or 1 in 135,285. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Shizuoka Prefecture, where 28 percent reside, Saitama Prefecture, where 14 percent reside and Gunma Prefecture, where 12 percent reside. Other than Japan this surname is found in 38 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Denko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Denko surname is principally Orthodox (67%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Denko surname are 9.56% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.79% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Denko earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.27% less than the national average, earning $38,716 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.93% less than the national average, earning $48,723 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Denkó9310/
Duenko91257/
Doenko91121/
Dienko9169/
Denkop9115/
Dengko918/
Denkoz913/
Deenko913/
Daenko913/
Denkho912/
Dennko911/
Denkoa911/
Deunko911/
Dnko892/
Daengko837/
Denkhou835/
Dehenko832/
Gydenko831/
Dengkho831/
Dinko802,115/
Denka801,990/
Dynko80716/
Denco8049/
Denkhous771/
Daengkho771/
Denkha733,859/
Dengka7384/
Dingko7339/
Dionko7314/
Demcko7313/
Denkah7310/
Dencoh7310/
Dinkoz739/
Deunka739/
Demkos737/
Demkou736/
Denkaa735/
Dinkoh733/
Dencos732/
Dencka732/
Dinkou732/
Denkeu731/
Dengco731/
Dynkop731/
Dinkoy731/
Dinkoo731/
Dienka731/
Dinkho731/
Daenka731/
Dienco731/
Deenka731/
Dingkop6749/
Denkash6737/
Denkaat673/
Dionkou672/
Denkach672/
Denkacz672/
Denkhah671/
Demkouh671/
Dienkeu671/
Dnka671/
Denkhau671/
Dhenkah671/
Dienkha671/
Dencott670/

Denko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Denko in the Russian language
Денкоdenko-
Denko in the Arabic language
دنكوdnkw-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Denko
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