Denktaş Surname

200,754th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,078 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Denktaş Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Denktaş Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2,0131:38,6594,035
Northern Cyprus621:5,1451,030
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

The alternate forms: Denktas (69) are calculated separately.

Denktaş (31) may also be a first name.

Denktaş Last Name Facts

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

The last name Denktaş is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Denktas. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Denktaş? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 200,754th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 3,507,000 people. The last name Denktaş is primarily found in Asia, where 82 percent of Denktaş reside; 82 percent reside in West Asia and 82 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Denktaş is also the 1,874,099th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 31 people.

The last name Denktaş is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is carried by 2,013 people, or 1 in 38,659. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 14 percent reside, Mardin Province, where 13 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 8 percent reside. Besides Turkey it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Denktas9569/
Dengtaş8687/
Denkdaş861/
Denktash8010/
Denktasci7534/
Dinçtaş7194/
Denkdas7131/
Tenktas717/
Denktos711/
Donektas678/
Donuktas675/
Dankutsa674/
Dengtasht632/

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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 Denktaş
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