Denkon Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Denkon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Denkon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1981:645,67816,383
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Denkon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Denkon is held by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Denkon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Denkon is the 1,189,614th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,620,834 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Denkon are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

This surname is most frequently held in Japan, where it is borne by 198 people, or 1 in 645,678. In Japan Denkon is most numerous in: Osaka Prefecture, where 34 percent are found, Shimane Prefecture, where 32 percent are found and Tokushima Prefecture, where 11 percent are found. Besides Japan this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dienkon926/
Denkone921/
Daengkon861/
Denkan835/
Denkun833/
Dencon832/
Daengkoon802/
Denkcan7717/
Denkkan7712/
Dinkoun771/
Dhenkan771/
Denkane771/
Daengkhoon751/
Daengkun71240/
Daengkan7141/
Dhenkane7128/
Dengcong716/
Deenkhan712/
Denkaten711/
Duenkhun711/
Dinkun678/
Daengkhan678/
Daengkhun674/
Dencan673/
Dincon673/
Dencochin671/
Dinkan671/
Dencun670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Denkon
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