Denys Surname

47,915th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,781 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Denys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Denys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium3,0211:3,806394
France2,9951:22,1782,577
Ukraine2,3731:19,1842,655
Poland5911:64,31310,097
United States5301:683,88554,344
Indonesia3611:366,34131,484
Canada3141:117,34312,424
Luxembourg751:7,7411,212
Australia701:385,65331,598
Brazil541:3,964,339108,357
England521:1,071,50151,923
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Seychelles291:3,186566
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Saint Lucia231:7,773895
El Salvador231:275,8212,336
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Haiti141:763,13611,139
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Colombia91:5,308,23018,838
Paraguay81:904,5939,127
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Denyś (4) & Dénys (2) are calculated separately.

Denys (126,504) may also be a first name.

Denys Last Name Facts

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

The last name Denys is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Denyś or Dénys. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Denys? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 47,915th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 675,962 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Denys reside; 57 percent reside in Western Europe and 34 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 8,211th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 126,504 people.

The surname is most frequent in Belgium, where it is borne by 3,021 people, or 1 in 3,806. In Belgium Denys is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 77 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 17 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 6 percent reside. Barring Belgium Denys is found in 65 countries. It is also common in France, where 28 percent reside and Ukraine, where 22 percent reside.

Denys Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Denys has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Denys surname increased 5,889 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Denys Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Denys last name are 5.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.78% being registered with the political party.

The amount Denys earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 3.7% less than the national average, earning R 228,852 per year; in Colombia they earn 38.39% less than the national average, earning $13,987,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 19.52% more than the national average, earning $51,572 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.62% less than the national average, earning $44,409 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Denyś934/
Dénys932/
Deneys91444/
Denays91106/
Deinys9141/
Denysh9114/
Denysz9111/
Denuys9110/
Denhys917/
Dienys914/
Denoys911/
Denayst8331/
Deanyse8315/
Denayse831/
Deneyse831/
Dheinys831/
Denis80197,443/
Denes806,751/
Dynys80456/
Dinys8020/
Denyz803/
Denís803/
Denès802/
Denyx801/
Denés801/
Djnys801/
Denysova777,127/
Denise7327,923/
Dienes733,508/
Deines733,277/
Denais731,291/
Deynes731,113/
Denies73835/
Dengis73759/
Denesh73714/
Dainys73651/
Deanes73641/
Denijs73458/
Denish73437/
Dienis73310/
Deneus73257/
Denois73206/
Denges73191/
Degnes73170/
Deness73131/
Deniss7386/
Denese7383/
Denest7378/
Dionys7377/
Denisz7367/
Deinis7362/
Deynis7346/
Dehnes7339/
Deenis7336/
Denios7325/
Deanis7321/
Deunis7313/
Ødenes7311/
Degnis737/
Dejnes737/
Dynyts737/
Dhenis736/
Denets735/
Denuis735/
Denist735/
Dehnis735/
Dejnis735/
Deneis734/
Denees733/
Dynhys733/
Deenes732/
D'Enis732/
Denhis732/
Denezs732/
Deunes731/
Dinyos731/
Ddenis731/
De'nes731/
Detnis731/
Denisp731/
Denhes731/
Deneas730/
Denyshova719/
Degnesh671,932/
Denisse67798/
Dehenes6777/
Denisch6755/
Tødenes6755/
Denesse6729/
Deenesh6725/
Denesch6717/
Denoits6716/
Desness6714/
Deneese6714/
Deinish6712/
Deneesh6711/
Dienesh6710/
Deneise678/
Denease678/
Deasnes677/
Dienesz677/
Deinesh676/
Deannis675/
Denoise674/
Deynesh673/
Deneijs673/
Deenise672/
Deinies672/
Dieness672/
Denaise672/
Deinnis672/
Dhenesh672/
Denaijs671/
Dienies671/
Dienish671/
Dhenish671/
Denhese671/
Deanais671/
Deiness671/
Deanest671/
Deanise671/
Deneits671/
Desnais671/
Dineyse671/
Deunnis671/
Deanesh671/
Dheenes671/
Dheines671/
Dheinis671/
Deaniss670/
Dehnish670/
Deinnes670/
Deinges670/
Degness670/
Deanges670/
Hdenise670/

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