Dinant Surname

493,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 670 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Dinant Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dinant,' a town in Brittany.

Geoffrey de Dinant, Somerset, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Hawise de Dinant, Berkshire, ibid.

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Dinant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2631:43,7137,133
France2521:263,58240,616
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Netherlands321:527,72448,879
Poland291:1,310,64781,985
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Dinant (703) may also be a first name.

Dinant Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dinant,' a town in Brittany.

Geoffrey de Dinant, Somerset, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Hawise de Dinant, Berkshire, ibid.

Oliver Dinaunt, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Rolaund Dinaunt, Dorset, ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Dinant Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dinant (Marathi: िदनांत) occurs more in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dinant? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 493,410th most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 10,876,934 people. The last name Dinant is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Dinant are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 75 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Dinant is also the 311,646th most prevalent given name globally, held by 703 people.

It is most frequent in Belgium, where it is borne by 263 people, or 1 in 43,713. In Belgium Dinant is primarily found in: Walloon Region, where 91 percent live, Flemish Region, where 5 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Belgium it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in France, where 38 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Dinant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dinant has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 2,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dinant Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dinant surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

Dinant earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.53% less than the national average, earning $41,194 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dinanth925/
Dinandt924/
Dionant923/
Dignant921/
Dinante921/
Dinan916,416/
Dinasent861/
Dignan833,106/
Dinang83879/
Dunant83642/
Dinane83540/
Dinand83490/
Dingan83299/
Denant83250/
Ditnan83134/
Disnan83116/
Dinaan8327/
Dinain8318/
Dienan8317/
Dionan8315/
Dinont8314/
Dainan8312/
Dinaun8310/
Dinhan832/
Deinan832/
Dinean832/
Dhinan832/
Dinanh832/
Dijnan831/
Dynant831/
Dihnan831/
Duinan830/
Doinan830/
Dinantova801/
Dainnaint801/
D'hainant801/
Daignantt800/
Dahainant800/
Daigneant800/
Duignan773,438/
Deignan771,844/
Dingaan771,829/
Daingan77538/
Dhingan77257/
Denante77193/
Dainane77184/
Daignan77108/
Dinahan7787/
Duneant7741/
Dainang7728/
Diongan7724/
Dingain7723/
Doinane7719/
Dienaan7715/
Dignean7712/
Dignand7711/
Dinhane7710/
Dhinaun7710/
Dinatin778/
Dinasen776/
Dinaane776/
Dhinane773/
Disnang773/
Dignann772/
Dinhand772/
Dignang772/
Dinaand772/
Dionand771/
Dittnan771/
Deinang771/
Dunaant771/
Duisnan771/
Doignan771/
Degnant771/
Dinhanh771/
Deinnan771/
Dineane771/
Dinaang771/
Dunnant770/
Deunant770/
Dignane770/
Duingan770/
Denan731,353/
Dinon73972/
Dynan73768/
Dinam73263/
Djnan731/
Dhingaan7131/
Dainnain7126/
Dinangue7120/
Dinasing714/
Dhingann713/
Dinanova712/
Dittnann711/
Dhuingan711/
Deenanth711/
Deignand711/
Dunneant711/
Degnante711/
D'Aignan711/
Ddingaan711/
Daignean710/
Degnan675,403/
Dunand674,486/
Dignam672,899/
Dinham671,760/
Dinong671,338/
Dignon67338/
Dingon67178/
Denane67173/
Dengan67170/
Denean67122/
Deenan67112/
Denang6791/
Dinassing6744/
Denhan6742/
Dehnan6741/
Deunan6736/
Detnan6734/
Dienon6730/
Dainam6722/
Dainon6722/
Disnam6710/
Hdenan6710/
Denont679/
Denand678/
Dunont677/
Dinasingh676/
Doinon676/
Dinone675/
Daynan674/
Dinaum674/
Dionon673/
Dinoin673/
Dinaam673/
Dinoun673/
Dinuon673/
Deanan672/
Dhinam672/
Dinoon672/
Deynan671/
Dinandová671/
Dinonc671/
Dhenan671/
Dynean671/
Deinon671/
Djnane671/
Ditnam671/
Dajnan671/
Denamt671/
Dinhon671/
Gyinan671/
Duinam671/
Dygnan670/
Denann670/
Doynan670/
Dynann670/
Desnan670/
Dinein670/
Denamn670/

Dinant Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dinant in the Marathi language
िदनांतidananta-

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