Deny Surname

32,096th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,605 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Myanmar
Highest density in:
Myanmar

Deny Surname Definition:

(French) Descendant of Denis (belonging to Dionysus, the Grecian god of wine).

Deny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Myanmar14,1271:3,677170
Indonesia7271:181,91117,509
France4211:157,77424,492
Lebanon3221:17,5062,254
Haiti1891:56,5293,288
Iraq1571:223,0684,985
Germany831:969,94567,438
Belgium731:157,48821,805
United States691:5,253,028264,570
Luxembourg611:9,5171,548
Ivory Coast491:470,84115,263
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Israel291:295,09125,768
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Panama161:244,5166,353
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
India121:63,922,115578,870
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
England81:6,964,757184,742
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
China51:273,464,31313,838
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1141:440,51531,974

The alternate forms: Dény (3) are calculated separately.

Deny (57,402) may also be a first name.

Deny Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) Descendant of Denis (belonging to Dionysus, the Grecian god of wine).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Deny Last Name Facts

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

Deny (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻧﻲ, Oriya: େଡନି) is more commonly found in Myanmar than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Dény. For other potential spellings of Deny click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Deny? popularity and diffusion

The last name Deny is the 32,096th most frequently used surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 438,877 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Deny are found; 85 percent are found in South Asia and 85 percent are found in Burmo-Asia. It is also the 16,432nd most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 57,402 people.

Deny is most frequently occurring in Myanmar, where it is borne by 14,127 people, or 1 in 3,677. Outside of Myanmar this surname exists in 66 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 4 percent live and France, where 3 percent live.

Deny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Deny has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Deny surname decreased 39 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Deny Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland and Sunni (92%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Deny last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

The amount Deny earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.03% less than the national average, earning $43,136 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.72% less than the national average, earning $40,380 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dény923/
Denyo892,587/
Denoy891,688/
Deeny89611/
Denay89323/
Deany89303/
Deney89282/
Dieny89183/
Denyi8991/
Deniy8916/
Deiny8913/
Dehny899/
Dheny899/
Denyś894/
Denuy892/
Denhy890/
Deeney802,043/
Denaya80964/
Deneys80444/
Denyoh80424/
Denahy80255/
Deaney80215/
Denays80106/
Degney8099/
Denooy8084/
Dehney8065/
Dengay8027/
Dengoy8027/
Desnoy8025/
Dheniy8020/
Denhoy8017/
Denysh8014/
Deinyi8013/
Dengey8012/
Deheny8011/
Denysz8011/
Dheeny8011/
Denuys8010/
Deinay809/
Denhys807/
Desney806/
Deunay806/
Denhay806/
Dehnoy804/
Dheiny803/
Deenoy803/
Deniey802/
Deanoy802/
Deenuy802/
Denohy801/
Denhey801/
Deiney801/
Tdenyi801/
Deinyo801/
Degnoy801/
D'Esny801/
Denoys801/
Denuoy801/
Dienoy801/
Dheney801/
Detnuy801/
Deynny801/
Deenay801/
Deuney800/
Deunoy800/
Desnay800/
Denoey800/
Denyhe800/
Degnay800/
Deneey800/
Dena7520,141/
Deni7517,787/
Dene756,314/
Diny75397/
Denh7537/
Dené758/
Dyny757/
Denj754/
Djny752/
Denī751/
Denayst7331/
Deanaya7324/
Dehnooy7320/
Denahey7318/
Dheheny7317/
Deheney733/
Dehnoey732/
Deynaya731/
Dhesney731/
Deenehy731/
Dehenhy731/
Denehhy731/
Dheinay731/
Dheinys731/
Denahay730/
Deigney730/
Deunney730/
Denahyd730/
Deanney730/
Deasney730/
Denis67197,443/
Deniz67150,057/
Diene6733,276/
Deane6726,077/
Denge678,091/
Denes676,751/
Dinoy674,967/
Deana674,433/
Dehne674,221/
Degni672,822/
Dengi672,700/
Deena672,640/
Degne671,930/
Dener671,912/
Diony671,611/
Deina671,501/
Dehni671,494/
Denio671,177/
Diena67909/
Deyna67825/
Denet67793/
Denie67740/
Dinay67563/
Deneu67427/
Denai67412/
Deine67364/
Diney67362/
Deneç67362/
Desni67362/
Dhene67353/
Denoi67353/
Dhena67345/
Denaj67290/
Denee67274/
Denez67239/
Denhe67222/
Deyne67221/
Dinyo67218/
Dejna67144/
Denoj67125/
Deene67121/
Desne67120/
Deneș67106/
Deneş6789/
Denih6788/
Doiny6782/
Deuni6778/
Denei6776/
Dainy6761/
Dinyi6752/
Denit6741/
Diniy6739/
Denea6737/
Deyni6730/
Denje6729/
Denhi6723/
Denée6723/
Denij6721/
Deinh6718/
Dojny6716/
Dhiny6715/
Dienj6712/
Deneh6712/
Denid6712/
Dejne6710/
Denip6710/
Detne678/
Denaa677/
Dynay676/
Deneś676/
Deune675/
Desné674/
Denoa673/
Denuj673/
Ddene673/
Detni672/
Denii672/
Denız672/
Denès672/
Denéz672/
Dhengaya671/
D'Ene671/
Dinyz671/
Tdena671/
Tdene671/
Deinnych671/
Dehné671/
Deené671/
Dajny671/
Dynyś671/
Dyony671/
Denäz671/
Denés671/
Denét671/
Deniś671/
Deïne671/
Dgene671/
Dyney671/
Dynyi671/
Djnys671/
Deangnoy671/
Deenh671/
Desinney670/

Deny Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Deny in the Oriya language
େଡନିedani-
Deny in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﻧﻲdny66.67
ﺍﻟﺪﻧﻲaldny33.33

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