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.

DNA test information

Denstan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
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 occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Denstan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 60 percent of Denstan reside; 60 percent reside in South Asia and 60 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Denstan is also the 2,608,198th most common given name at a global level. It is borne by 18 people.

It is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India Denstan is most numerous in: Kerala, where 100 percent reside. Other than India this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Denstan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Denstan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Denstan surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
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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