Denteh Surname

72,483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,802 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Denteh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Denteh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana6,7191:4,022581
England291:1,921,31276,208
Philippines201:5,061,911170,869
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Denteh (1,016) may also be a first name.

Denteh Last Name Facts

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

Denteh is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Denteh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 72,483rd most widespread surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,071,383 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Denteh reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 251,978th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 1,016 people.

The surname Denteh is most widely held in Ghana, where it is borne by 6,719 people, or 1 in 4,022. Beside Ghana this last name is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in England, where 0 percent are found and The Philippines, where 0 percent are found.

Denteh Last Name Statistics demography

Denteh earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 52.84% less than the national average, earning $20,350 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dentech926/
Denteth921/
Dente916,363/
Denteith8617/
Diente831,194/
Denter831,007/
Dentes83229/
Dentee83155/
Denthe8353/
Duente8335/
Dinteh8324/
Doente8318/
Denteş8316/
Dentje8314/
Dentey839/
Dentie837/
Dentha834/
Dentte833/
Denthi832/
Dent'e831/
Dentih831/
Dentei831/
Dentez831/
Deente831/
Denthet7731/
Denthai7713/
Denthie779/
Daenthi776/
Denther773/
Denthey772/
Denthea771/
Deenter771/
Dhenthi771/
Denthis771/
Dientei771/
Deentee771/
Denthée771/
Dentich770/
Dentter770/
Dentish770/
Denti738,552/
Denta731,161/
Denty73861/
Dinte73439/
Dünte7336/
Demte7312/
Daenthai71164/
Denthuys711/
Dienta675,908/
Dinter675,051/
Dentis67469/
Dinthi67125/
Dinthe6784/
Demter6758/
Dynter6741/
Dentai6732/
Dentti6729/
Dintha6713/
Dhenta6712/
Dentay6712/
Dionte677/
Dintes676/
Dintje676/
Dentys675/
Dintey675/
Düntei674/
Daenti674/
Dentaa674/
Dintei674/
Dentty672/
Dienti672/
Dentoa671/
Demtte671/
Daenty671/
Dentio671/
Ddenti671/
Doenti671/
Dentta671/
Dienty671/
Dinteu671/
Dintie670/

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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
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  • 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 Denteh
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