Denu Surname

85,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,654 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ghana

Denu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Denu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia3,0591:31,8883,759
Ghana9011:29,9903,547
DR Congo8621:85,7079,810
United States3651:993,03873,486
France1011:657,65184,833
Indonesia801:1,653,115108,474
Pakistan631:2,835,61723,570
Germany551:1,463,73689,144
India421:18,263,461278,402
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
Liberia171:259,32615,766
England141:3,979,861125,553
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Denü (6) are calculated separately.

Denu (11,619) may also be a first name.

Denu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Denu (Hindi: देनू, Marathi: देनू, Oriya: େଡଣୁ, Tibetan: དེ་ནུ་) occurs most in Ethiopia. It may occur in the variant forms: Denü. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Denu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Denu is the 85,324th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,288,919 people. The surname Denu occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Denu are found; 54 percent are found in East Africa and 54 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 55,384th most widespread forename throughout the world, borne by 11,619 people.

The surname Denu is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 3,059 people, or 1 in 31,888. Apart from Ethiopia this surname exists in 27 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 16 percent live and The DR Congo, where 15 percent live.

Denu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Denu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Denu surname expanded 3,042 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Denu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Denu are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

Denu earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.28% more than the national average, earning $46,720 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Denü926/
Denou894,977/
Dengu893,139/
Deynu891,191/
Deenu89500/
Deneu89427/
Denus89340/
Denut89295/
Denux89253/
Detnu89210/
Denau89115/
Dienu8985/
Deanu8977/
Dhenu8940/
Daenu8921/
Denud8911/
Denuz899/
Denuh896/
Desnu895/
Denuț894/
Denuj893/
Denuy892/
Denup892/
Doenu892/
Dehnu891/
Tdenu891/
Deunu891/
Deneux802,601/
Denaud801,892/
Denoux80744/
Denaux80681/
Denuit80679/
Deneus80257/
Detnut80248/
Dienou80238/
Denous80226/
Deneut80163/
Denudt80110/
Denaut80107/
Deanus8080/
Denhup8057/
Desnus8049/
Doenau8033/
Deinou8028/
Dhengu8025/
Deynou8024/
Deunou8016/
Dengou8015/
Deanou8015/
Denuys8010/
Deehnu8010/
Denuch809/
Desnau806/
Denuis805/
Dengau805/
Denouh805/
Deangu804/
Tdengu804/
Denush803/
Dhenuj803/
Dheenu803/
Denult802/
Deenui802/
Deenut802/
Deenuy802/
Denusd802/
Detnui802/
Desnup801/
Deengu801/
Dehnuh801/
Degnou801/
Denout801/
Denuța801/
Denhau801/
Denaus801/
Detnau801/
Deuneu801/
Dhenau801/
Dhenou801/
Denoud801/
Detnuy801/
Dethnu801/
Deenhu801/
Degnau800/
Deenus800/
Denuss800/
Degneu800/
Dinu7567,947/
Danu7534,221/
Donu751,531/
Dynu75100/
Dänu751/
Denault733,736/
Desnous73344/
Desnoux73321/
Dehenau73155/
Denoush73122/
Denhaut7363/
Deynoux7356/
Desnaud7335/
Dehenou7328/
Deneudt7327/
Dhenaut7326/
Denuitt7316/
Degnouz7316/
D'Henau7314/
Deynout739/
Desnaux736/
Deenuch735/
Dhenaux733/
Denouhe732/
Denautt731/
Denhaus731/
Denouch731/
Deinous731/
Degnaud731/
Dehnaux731/
Deynous731/
Denoult730/
Denaust730/
Denhous730/
Denhust730/
Dhanu675,304/
Denoo671,668/
Dinut671,441/
Dingu671,035/
Danau67805/
Dhinu67459/
Donau67417/
Dinou67300/
Daneu67294/
Dinus67274/
Dynus67237/
Donțu67155/
Dannu67127/
Dinuț67111/
Desnault67104/
Dönau67103/
Dinau6789/
Dinuš6778/
Donnu6772/
Dainu6762/
Dohnu6759/
Duinu6757/
Denoe6746/
Dănuț6733/
Danhu6732/
Desnauds6731/
Danuh6730/
Deygnaud6717/
Dhonu6714/
Daanu678/
Donuh678/
Desnoust678/
Dehennau677/
Dehenaut676/
Donhu676/
Dinui676/
Dionu675/
Dénou675/
Danui675/
Dinhu674/
Tdanu674/
Deangnui674/
Dénus673/
Donui673/
Deinouch672/
Djehenou672/
Dynui672/
Dahnu671/
Dinuh671/
Dinup671/
Ddinu671/
Doneu671/
Tdonu671/
Doinu671/
Dehnoush671/
Dehnousz671/
Deanousz671/
Decinnus671/
Danuy671/
Dynuś671/
Denhoush671/
Dhenault671/
Dinuș671/
Dynou671/
Dinuz671/
Degnault670/
Deinhout670/

Denu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Denu in the Tibetan language
དེ་ནུ་dénu-
Denu in the Oriya language
େଡଣୁedanu42.86
େଦନୁedanu42.86
େଡଣୁତାିedanutai14.29
Denu in the Marathi language
देनूdenu42.86
देनुdenu32.14
देणुdenu10.71
देणूdenu4.76
डेनुdenu2.38
धेनूdhenu2.38
डेणुdenu1.19
डॅनूdenu1.19
डॅणुdenu1.19
डेनूdenu1.19
Denu in the Hindi language
देनूdenu36
देंऊdemu28
देनुdenu18
डेनूdenu12
देंउdemu2
देणूdenu2
देणुdenu2

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Denu
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