Denn Surname

180,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Denn Surname Definition:

Forms of Dean(e (English), q.v., influenced by English den, Old English denu, a cave] Baldewin de la Denne.—Hundred Rolls

Denn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4151:256,15524,256
Pakistan2721:656,77910,135
England1621:343,93925,007
Germany1501:536,70344,788
Ireland1371:34,3722,882
Russia381:3,792,712188,390
Australia331:818,05251,601
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Taiwan131:1,803,44211,840
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
France71:9,488,960336,266
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1041:42,5953,814
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England931:262,10118,696
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3951:127,13612,256

Denn (995) may also be a first name.

Denn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Forms of Dean(e (English), q.v., influenced by English den, Old English denu, a cave] Baldewin de la Denne.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Denn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Denn (Russian: Денн) occurs most in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Denn? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 180,722nd most frequent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 3,091,874 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Denn reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Denn is also the 255,148th most frequently used forename in the world It is held by 995 people.

The last name Denn is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 1,415 people, or 1 in 256,155. In The United States it is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 21 percent are found, New York, where 9 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 43 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 12 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.

Denn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Denn has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 358 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 174 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 132 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Denn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (89%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Denn last name are 16.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.95% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Denn earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 38.54% more than the national average, earning R 329,232 per year; in United States they earn 7.53% more than the national average, earning $46,398 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.29% less than the national average, earning $49,540 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Denne894,198/
Dienn8944/
Duenn8917/
Denng895/
Deenn894/
Deunn892/
Demnn891/
Dennh891/
Dennt891/
Dennn891/
Dennd890/
Doenn890/
Hdenn890/
Den8621,923/
Dnn8642/
Dhenne8039/
Dehenn8033/
Dengne8028/
Dhenng8024/
Deenne809/
Deenng804/
Denntt801/
Deennn801/
Dennck800/
Dennng800/
Dennth800/
Deng759,953,614/
Deen75355,223/
Dent7540,623/
Dien7513,335/
Dehn7510,160/
Daen753,876/
Dinn751,535/
Doen75485/
Duen75373/
Deun75202/
Dhen75166/
Dünn75111/
Dend7585/
Denq7529/
Dynn7520/
Dnne7513/
Dden7510/
Hden757/
Desn753/
Dnng753/
Åden753/
Dnnc752/
Tden751/
D'En751/
Dönn751/
Demn751/
Dnnn751/
Ddnn751/
Dennova732/
Dhengne731/
Dheng673,240/
Dheen672,170/
Dinne672,052/
Dengg671,927/
Dn671,056/
Daehn67690/
Diehn67679/
Deeng67454/
Dhien67251/
Dünne67193/
Dhaen67175/
Dhend67110/
Duehn67107/
Dhoen67103/
Gyden6767/
Dentt6737/
Doehn6727/
Ddeen6724/
Dinnh6723/
Demne6719/
Dhinn6713/
Dähnn6713/
Dynne6711/
Håden6710/
Denkë679/
Dionn678/
Ddinn678/
Dengc678/
Deemn674/
Dnndh673/
Deenc673/
Dehng673/
Ddeng673/
Ødynn673/
Duinn672/
Dhent672/
Deent672/
Dendt672/
Dieën672/
Denkh672/
Hdend671/
Hdnnd671/
Dhenk671/
Deend671/
Dendh671/
Tdeng671/
Hdeen671/
Demng671/
Den'g671/
Dyonn671/
Ddien671/
Deesn671/
Denneher670/
Deuhn670/
Dimnn670/
Dehnk670/

Denn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Denn in the Russian language
Деннdenn-

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Denn Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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