Denver Surname

179,467th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,377 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Denver Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Denver (Norf.), 13th cent. Denever(e [perh. Middle English dene, Old English denu, a valley + Middle English over, Old Englishófer, an edge, bank]

Denver Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3571:267,10325,131
England3571:156,07314,751
Russia1121:1,286,81392,220
Australia921:293,43225,879
Northern Ireland681:27,1332,940
Ireland571:82,6134,798
Canada441:837,40065,151
Israel291:295,09125,768
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Belarus251:380,04239,396
India191:40,371,862445,856
France141:4,744,480251,814
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Norway91:571,36544,190
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
China41:341,830,39216,990
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:192,6039,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England631:386,91123,603
Scotland251:149,7296,268
Wales111:142,5835,610
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3021:166,28715,069

Denver (29,761) may also be a first name.

Denver Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Denver (Norf.), 13th cent. Denever(e [perh. Middle English dene, Old English denu, a valley + Middle English over, Old Englishófer, an edge, bank]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Denver Last Name Facts

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

The last name Denver (Marathi: डेनवर, Russian: Денвер) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Denver? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 179,467th most common family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 3,065,859 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Denver live; 59 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America. Denver is also the 28,056th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 29,761 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 1,357 people, or 1 in 267,103. In The United States Denver is most frequent in: California, where 14 percent are found, Colorado, where 10 percent are found and New York, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States Denver occurs in 74 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent are found and Russia, where 5 percent are found.

Denver Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Denver has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Denver last name expanded 449 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 567 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 248 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 108 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 73 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Denver Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Denver surname is predominantly Catholic (52%) in Ireland, Orthodox (93%) in Russia and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Denver surname are 4.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.06% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Denver earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 6.84% less than the national average, earning 322,394 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.5% more than the national average, earning $44,229 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.82% more than the national average, earning $53,073 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Denvert926/
Dienver921/
Denvier921/
Denvere920/
Denve9112/
Denvir831,030/
Danver83256/
Denvie8324/
Demver835/
Donver834/
Denvey833/
Denvei831/
Denves831/
Dienve831/
Dhanver774/
Danveer773/
Danveur772/
Danvier771/
Dynever771/
Deanber770/
Denvi7320,818/
Denva7365/
Dinve7312/
Denvy737/
Detenber7163/
Dhanveer712/
Decenber711/
Dittenber67470/
Danvir6767/
Danwer6762/
Denvii6713/
Dainve6712/
Denvit679/
Dytenberh677/
Deenvi677/
Dinvir675/
Denvis673/
Denvid673/
Deinva671/
Dettenber671/
Dienvi671/
Dienva671/
Deanva671/
Diemve671/
Damver671/
Denhue670/
Danuer670/

Denver Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Denver in the Marathi language
डेनवरdenavara33.33
डेन्वरdenvara33.33
देनवेरdenavera11.11
डेनवीरdenavira5.56
देनवरdenavara5.56
डॅनवरdenavara5.56
डेन्den5.56
Denver in the Russian language
Денверdenver-

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