Denzell Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Denzell Surname Definition:

DENSILL, DENZIL: An estate in Mawgan, co. Cornwall, which was possessed by the family down to the sixteenth cent., when one of the heirs female married Hollis.

Denzell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Denzell (295) may also be a first name.

Denzell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

DENSILL, DENZIL: An estate in Mawgan, co. Cornwall, which was possessed by the family down to the sixteenth cent., when one of the heirs female married Hollis.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

DENSILL, DENSELL, DENZIL: From an estate in the parish of Mawgan in Pyder, possessed by the family down to the 16th century. The name is from den-sil, the hill in open view or prospect; or den-syl, the hill of the sun. Hals gives an absurd etymology. See Gilbert.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Denzell Last Name Facts

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

Denzell (Russian: Дензелл) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Denzell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,063,924th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Denzell occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Denzell are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Denzell is also the 513,559th most numerous first name on earth, borne by 295 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States Denzell is mostly concentrated in: Arizona, where 17 percent are found, Georgia, where 17 percent are found and Louisiana, where 17 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 10 percent are found and Indonesia, where 10 percent are found.

Denzell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Denzell has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 45 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Denzell Last Name Statistics demography

Denzell earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.42% less than the national average, earning $35,200 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dentzell931/
Denzel922,874/
Dentzel8652/
Dencell862/
Duenzel862/
Densell861/
Dendzel861/
Denzl8398/
Dehenzel8040/
Dengel777,171/
Densel77236/
Denzil77183/
Duenzl7760/
Dänzel7718/
Dinzel7716/
Dünzel7713/
Dencel7710/
Denjel772/
Denzél771/
Denzyl771/
Dengiel71186/
Dentsel7193/
Dingell7175/
Denchel7131/
Demsell7115/
Dinsell7110/
Denseld716/
Deengel713/
Dhengel711/
Demszel711/
D'Engel711/
Denselt711/
Dengill711/
Densill711/
Dünzl67283/
Dngel67158/
Dinzl6765/
Denschel6744/
Dänzl6711/
Dncel671/
Densl670/

Denzell Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Denzell in the Russian language
Дензеллdenzell-

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