Dineen Surname

55,634th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Dineen Surname Definition:

Ó Duinín A family famous as poets and historians. IF 117; MIF 252; Map Cork; Plate VIII

Dineen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,4581:81,3059,243
Ireland2,2581:2,085393
England1,0571:52,7136,464
Canada4571:80,6258,989
Australia3681:73,3588,625
Wales1051:29,4723,021
Israel1051:81,5019,827
New Zealand781:58,0559,120
Northern Ireland661:27,9553,011
Scotland591:90,7436,412
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
China21:683,660,78330,601
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland7331:6,043973
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England841:290,18319,896
Wales111:142,5835,610
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2141:234,66719,701

Dineen (853) may also be a first name.

Dineen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Duinín A family famous as poets and historians. IF 117; MIF 252; Map Cork; Plate VIII

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of little Don (brown).

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

Dineen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dineen is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dineen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 55,634th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 798,460 people. The surname Dineen is primarily found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Dineen live; 54 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 279,019th most commonly used forename in the world It is held by 853 people.

Dineen is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 4,458 people, or 1 in 81,305. In The United States Dineen is most prevalent in: New York, where 21 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 10 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 35 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 25 percent are found and England, where 12 percent are found.

Dineen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dineen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dineen surname expanded 2,083 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 308 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,258 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 955 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dineen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dineen surname are 1.64% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.87% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dineen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 43.96% less than the national average, earning 193,937 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 67.84% less than the national average, earning R 76,428 per year; in United States they earn 19.76% more than the national average, earning $51,676 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.51% more than the national average, earning $53,414 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dinheen920/
Duineen920/
Dingeen920/
Dinen91177/
Deinneen861/
Deneen831,862/
Duinen83111/
Dignen83108/
Dineng8338/
Dinaen8337/
Dionen8321/
Ditnen8312/
Dinyen835/
Dinean832/
Dinien832/
Dinend832/
Deinen831/
Dinent831/
Dainen831/
Duneen830/
Dinenn830/
Dinein830/
Dinayen77791/
Deijnen7760/
Deneyen7726/
Denheen7724/
Dignean7712/
Duijnen777/
Dingoen774/
Deeneen773/
Deignen771/
Deinene771/
Dinienė771/
Dineane771/
Deinnen770/
Dinehan770/
Dunneen770/
Daignen770/
Dingean770/
Duignen770/
Duinenk770/
Dithnen770/
Denehen770/
Denen733,197/
Dinin73501/
Dünen73212/
Dinem7336/
Dunen7316/
Dynen730/
Dainienė71660/
Doingoen71110/
Daingoen718/
Deinehyn712/
Deinienė711/
Dingayen711/
Dignemne711/
Deneysen711/
Daignean710/
Deenen67880/
Dingin67825/
Dehnen67326/
Degnen67208/
Dinina67153/
Denend67126/
Denean67122/
Dühnen67104/
Dining6782/
Dėdinienė6774/
Dignin6763/
Deneng6758/
Dinion6741/
Dunnen6741/
Ditnin6729/
Deynen6724/
Dinyon6724/
Dainem6723/
Deenin6718/
Dinain6718/
Dignem6716/
Dinaun6710/
Denent679/
Duhnen678/
Dionin676/
Deanen675/
Dhinin675/
Deinehyna675/
Duynen674/
Dynent673/
Dainin673/
Duenen673/
Dinoin673/
Dinoun673/
Duinin672/
Doinin671/
Dynean671/
Deinin671/
Tdenen671/
Deneyssen671/
Dinuin671/
Deneun670/
Dunehn670/
Deninn670/
Daigneant670/

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