Densil Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Qatar

Densil Surname Definition:

DENSILL, DENZIL: An estate in Mawgan, co. Cornwall, which was possessed by the family down to the sixteenth cent., when one of the heirs female married Hollis.

Densil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India241:31,961,058386,265
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Densil (2,006) may also be a first name.

Densil Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

DENSILL, DENZIL: An estate in Mawgan, co. Cornwall, which was possessed by the family down to the sixteenth cent., when one of the heirs female married Hollis.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

DENSILL, DENSELL, DENZIL: From an estate in the parish of Mawgan in Pyder, possessed by the family down to the 16th century. The name is from den-sil, the hill in open view or prospect; or den-syl, the hill of the sun. Hals gives an absurd etymology. See Gilbert.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Densil Last Name Facts

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

The last name Densil (Hindi: डैन्सील, Marathi: डेन्सील) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Densil? popularity and diffusion

The last name Densil is the 2,808,717th most frequently held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 88 percent of Densil are found; 50 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Densil is also the 168,729th most commonly used given name globally. It is borne by 2,006 people.

Densil is most frequently occurring in India, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 31,961,058. In India it is primarily concentrated in: Kerala, where 58 percent are found, Tamil Nadu, where 29 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 8 percent are found. Besides India it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Qatar, where 19 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 17 percent are found.

Densil Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Densil has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Denshil922/
Densill921/
Densl910/
Densel83236/
Denzil83183/
Dencil8325/
Dengil8312/
Denjil839/
Dengiel77186/
Dhengil7746/
Denseld776/
Duencil775/
Densell771/
Denselt771/
Dengill771/
Denzl7398/
Dnjsl731/
Dnslh731/
Denschel7144/
Dengel677,171/
Dingil673,417/
Denzel672,874/
Dinsel67366/
Duenzl6760/
Dünsel6756/
Dincil6751/
Dänsel6710/
Dencel6710/
Daenschel673/
Denjel672/
Denzyl671/
Dencyl671/
Denzél671/
Dimsil671/
Dnssel670/

Densil Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Densil in the Hindi language
डैन्सीलdainsila-
Densil in the Marathi language
डेन्सीलdensila52.17
डेनसीलdenasila17.39
डेिन्सलdeinsala13.04
डेन्सीलािन्ससdensilainsasa4.35
डेन्सीलांसीसdensilansisa4.35
नेन्सीnensi4.35
देन्सीलdensila4.35

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