Dennahy Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Dennahy Surname Definition:

Ó Duineacha Numerous in Cos. Cork and Kerry, rare elsewhere. MIF 81

Dennahy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England591:944,37447,923
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Dennahy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Duineacha Numerous in Cos. Cork and Kerry, rare elsewhere. MIF 81

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Dennahy Last Name Facts

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

Dennahy is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dennahy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,312,869th most numerous surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Dennahy are found; 91 percent are found in Northern Europe and 91 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most common in England, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 944,374. In England Dennahy is mostly found in: Greater London, where 29 percent reside, West Sussex, where 25 percent reside and Hampshire, where 14 percent reside. Excluding England this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Dennahy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dennahy has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Dennahy surname expanded 5,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dennahy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Dennahy earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.45% less than the national average, earning $18,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dennahey9329/
Dennahay934/
Dennay92147/
Dennah9247/
Dennhy920/
Dennhey863/
Demnahy860/
Dennash860/
Dennahe860/
Dinnahy860/
Denny8337,260/
Denna832,157/
Dennh831/
Denney7720,982/
Dinnah77364/
Dennai77292/
Dienna77173/
Daenna7724/
Denneh7718/
Dennau779/
Dennae778/
Dinnay777/
Dennas776/
Dennye776/
Dennoy774/
Dhenny773/
Deenna773/
Denniy773/
Dennat772/
Dynnah772/
Dennga772/
Dengna771/
Dennea771/
Desnna771/
Dehnna771/
Demnay771/
Duenna771/
Dennyd771/
Dennaa770/
Deunna770/
Dennyy770/
Deenny770/
Dienniyah755/
Dnna7318/
Dnah738/
Dnny733/
Dinnaya71264/
Dennish7198/
Dennaud7134/
Dennhed718/
Denna'a718/
Dennoyo715/
Dennesh714/
Denneya713/
Deennuy712/
Denniya712/
Denneys712/
Dinnaye711/
Dengnoy711/
Dennead711/
D'Denny711/
Dinneah711/
Duenneh711/
Dinnehy711/
Dennatt711/
Dennioa711/
Dehenhy711/
Dennaux710/
Dennyji710/
Deunney710/
Dennihe710/
Deenney710/
Dennich710/
Dennoha710/
Denne674,198/
Denni673,973/
Donaghey672,938/
Dinna67614/
Dnaya67409/
Dinny67199/
Dynna67180/
Demna67173/
Dinnh6723/
Denné6722/
Dhnna6717/
Dehennau677/
Dennè672/
Dnney671/
Dnash671/
Dinnaiah671/
Dinngaya671/
Dinniyah671/
Dnnai671/
Dennault671/
Dennisch671/
Dynny671/
Deñna671/
Dhnah671/
Dnnaa671/
Denneher670/

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