Dentoon Surname

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

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Dentoon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dentoon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Dentoon Last Name Facts

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

Dentoon occurs most in Northern Ireland. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dentoon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Dentoon live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently held in Northern Ireland, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 615,012. In Northern Ireland Dentoon is primarily concentrated in: Ulster, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Northern Ireland Dentoon exists in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 20 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Denton9258,630/
Dentone861,223/
Dentoom86220/
Dentont868/
Dentong864/
Dienton861/
Dentton861/
Deenton861/
Dennton861/
Denthong80162/
Denttone801/
Dentoing801/
Dentan77318/
Dinton7728/
Dentom7710/
Demton775/
Dentun771/
Deenthong7510/
Dentonová756/
Dentand71154/
Dentant71136/
Dinthon7161/
Demtong7114/
Dhentan714/
Dintong713/
Dentane711/
Dentung711/
Denthan711/
Dionton711/
Dentgan710/
Duinton710/
Deentom710/
Dinthong6762/
Dentandt6716/

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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 Dentoon
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