Dentan Surname

857,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Dentan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dentan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1351:60,8367,569
France1281:518,92871,816
United States341:10,660,557428,392
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Dentan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dentan (Marathi: डेन्टनांिसस) is found most frequently in Switzerland. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dentan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 857,026th most commonly used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 22,916,811 people. The last name Dentan occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Dentan reside; 83 percent reside in Western Europe and 80 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

Dentan is most prevalent in Switzerland, where it is held by 135 people, or 1 in 60,836. In Switzerland Dentan is most frequent in: Canton of Vaud, where 92 percent live, Canton of Bern, where 2 percent live and Canton of Zürich, where 2 percent live. Besides Switzerland this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in France, where 40 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Dentan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dentan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dentan surname rose 121 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dentan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Dentan earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 11.71% more than the national average, earning R 265,464 per year and in United States they earn 41.63% more than the national average, earning $61,111 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dentand92154/
Dentant92136/
Dhentan924/
Denthan921/
Dentane921/
Dentgan920/
Dentandt8616/
Denton8358,630/
Dintan8350/
Dentam836/
Demtan831/
Dentanova801/
Dentone771,223/
Dentham7774/
Dgintan7732/
Dentont778/
Dintang775/
Dentoon775/
Dentong774/
Dienton771/
Dennton771/
Dentton771/
Deenton771/
Daenthahan751/
Denthong71162/
Dentoing711/
Denttone711/
Dinton6728/
Dimtan6716/
Deenthong6710/
Dentom6710/
Dentonová676/
Dintam672/
Dentoom62220/
Dinthon6261/
Dintong623/
Dionton621/
Deentom620/
Duinton620/
Dinthong5762/
Dentheim571/
Dimthang571/
Demton505/

Dentan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dentan in the Marathi language
डेन्टनांिससdentanamisasa50
डेन्टनdentana50

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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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  • 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 Dentan
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