Denniss Surname

287,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Denniss Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin-Greek), the common French Denis, earlier Denys, Latin Dionys-us, Greek Διόνυσ~ος, Bacchus, God of Wine. (Anglo-French-Scand.) Dane, Danish [Anglo-French deneis, deneys, daneis, &c. (mod. French danois] Joel le Deneys.—Hundred Rolls Brice le Daneis.

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Denniss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia5441:49,6246,182
England4601:121,12612,246
United States1521:2,384,598147,132
Canada1031:357,72432,292
Puerto Rico191:186,8492,129
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Wales61:515,75523,171
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3111:78,3778,472
Wales101:156,8426,008
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Denniss (286) may also be a first name.

Denniss Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin-Greek), the common French Denis, earlier Denys, Latin Dionys-us, Greek Διόνυσ~ος, Bacchus, God of Wine. (Anglo-French-Scand.) Dane, Danish [Anglo-French deneis, deneys, daneis, &c. (mod. French danois] Joel le Deneys.—Hundred Rolls Brice le Daneis.—Parl. Writs.

Dennis has sometimes been used in Ireland to replace the native Donagh.

Cp. Dench.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Denniss Last Name Facts

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

The last name Denniss is found most frequently in Australia. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Denniss? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 287,524th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,458,836 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 41 percent of Denniss are found; 41 percent are found in Australasia and 41 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 523,065th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 286 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Australia, where it is held by 544 people, or 1 in 49,624. In Australia Denniss is most numerous in: New South Wales, where 70 percent live, Queensland, where 11 percent live and Western Australia, where 7 percent live. Outside of Australia this surname is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in England, where 34 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Denniss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Denniss has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Denniss last name expanded 148 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 380 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it declined 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Denniss Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Denniss surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Denniss last name are 0.26000000000001% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.49% being registered with the party.

The amount Denniss earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 29.82% less than the national average, earning R 166,764 per year; in United States they earn 5.62% more than the national average, earning $45,574 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.97% less than the national average, earning $47,710 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dennisse938/
Dennis92209,738/
Denness86907/
Dennies86341/
Dennise86150/
Dennish8698/
Dinniss8680/
Dennist8624/
Diennis865/
Dennnis864/
Denneis863/
Deennis863/
Dennijs862/
Ddennis862/
Daennis861/
Dennãis861/
Hdennis861/
Dennisp861/
Deunnis861/
Denni833,973/
Dnnis837/
Dniss831/
Dennissova823/
Dehennis8050/
D'Dennis802/
Dennisch801/
Dennesse801/
Denneise801/
Dennie773,218/
Dennes77743/
Dinnis77445/
Dennys77382/
Dennai77292/
Denniz7737/
Dennix7720/
Doenni7718/
Dennid7713/
Daenni7713/
Dennit7711/
Dennoi779/
Dengni778/
Dennio778/
Denniy773/
Dennui772/
Dienni772/
Dennei772/
Ddnnis771/
Dennni771/
Dynnis771/
Dennij771/
Demnis771/
Dennisova751/
Duennisch750/
Dnni735/
Dnis734/
Dinnies7167/
Duennes7159/
Deennui7146/
Dennees7140/
Dengnui7126/
Dennice7116/
Denneus719/
Dingnis716/
Dennitt715/
Dennesh714/
Diennes713/
Dennest713/
Denniez712/
Denneys712/
Dinness711/
Dennese711/
Dennioa711/
Diennie711/
Daennui711/
Denny's711/
Dennihe710/
Dennich710/
Denny6737,260/
Denne674,198/
Denna672,157/
Dinni671,609/
Demni671,221/
Dönni67505/
Denné6722/
Dingnisz677/
Dnish676/
Dennè672/
Dnnai671/
Dänni671/
Dennh671/
Dhnni671/
Dnise671/
Dneis671/
Dennetts670/

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