Denstan Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
South Africa

Denstan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Denstan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Denstan (18) may also be a first name.

Denstan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Denstan is found most in India. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Denstan? popularity and diffusion

Denstan is the 8,193,072nd most common surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Denstan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 60 percent of Denstan are found; 60 percent are found in South Asia and 60 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 18 people.

The surname is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India Denstan is most frequent in: Kerala, where 100 percent are found. Apart from India Denstan occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Denstan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Denstan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Densthan931/
Denstand931/
Denston86560/
Dynstan861/
Demstan860/
Denstam860/
Denstone8030/
Dennstam803/
Deenston801/
Dinstane801/
Dennston801/
Dienstein759/
Denstom710/
Dimstan710/
Dinstein6766/
Demstein675/
Demstone670/
Dinshteyn631/
Dimston5719/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Denstan
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