Dens Surname

267,807th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,458 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Dens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium9841:11,6841,728
France641:1,037,855114,367
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Pakistan561:3,190,06925,212
Poland511:745,27061,215
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Suriname321:17,2694,028
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
India191:40,371,862445,856
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
England21:27,859,030389,889
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
England11:24,375,369195,128
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

Dens (981) may also be a first name.

Dens Last Name Facts

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

Dens (Hindi: डेन्स, Marathi: डॅि़नस) is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dens? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 267,807th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 4,998,317 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Dens live; 76 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 257,229th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 981 people.

The last name is most frequent in Belgium, where it is borne by 984 people, or 1 in 11,684. In Belgium it is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 93 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 7 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 0 percent reside. Other than Belgium Dens occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in France, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Dens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dens last name rose 116 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dens Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Dens surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dens earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 22.47% more than the national average, earning $52,845 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.02% less than the national average, earning $36,757 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dense89452/
Doens89358/
Daens89342/
Denst89155/
Diens89119/
Deens8970/
Duens8932/
Denss8926/
Denns8917/
Dhens8914/
Demns8911/
Dehns899/
Densz891/
Densh891/
Deuns890/
Dns8617/
Densch80137/
Dhaens8086/
Dehens8072/
Dehnst8066/
Dennås809/
Dehnæs808/
Diensh803/
Densse802/
Deenns802/
Deensh801/
Deense801/
Denshe801/
Dennst801/
Denz754,065/
Dins75490/
Dems75201/
Dyns7525/
Denß7516/
Dnss755/
Denx752/
Dnst752/
Dnsh752/
Dnse751/
Ddns751/
Dnsz751/
Dnsp751/
Dnsj751/
D'Haens73235/
Densova7314/
Deunsch7310/
Dheensh735/
Densová731/
Dhienns731/
Demse676,516/
Dinse673,908/
Dench672,428/
Deems672,134/
Dence67557/
Doenz67126/
Dehnz6782/
Dienz6778/
Dinst6768/
Dijns6754/
Denze6749/
Dions6736/
Denje6729/
Dønås6710/
Dönsz679/
Dinsh677/
Daenz677/
Duenz676/
Dhnse676/
Dinns675/
Dyons674/
Dønns673/
Deenz673/
Denshova673/
Denız672/
Dueñs672/
Denssova671/
Dgins671/
Dem's671/
Dähns671/
Denzt671/
Denše671/
Dinsd671/
Demst670/

Dens Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dens in the Hindi language
डेन्सdensa-
Dens in the Marathi language
डॅि़नसdeinasa66.67
डेन्सdensa33.33

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