Dinniss Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Dinniss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dinniss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand661:68,61110,369
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
England51:11,143,612252,590
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798

Dinniss Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dinniss is held by more people in New Zealand than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dinniss? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,106,139th most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 93 percent of Dinniss live; 93 percent live in Australasia and 93 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most frequently held in New Zealand, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 68,611. In New Zealand Dinniss is primarily found in: Waikato Region, where 24 percent live, Wellington Region, where 21 percent live and Hawke's Bay Region, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account New Zealand it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 10 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Dinniss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dinniss has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Dinniss last name fell 72 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dinnis92445/
Denniss861,335/
Dinnies8667/
Dingnis866/
Diennis865/
Dinness861/
Dinni831,609/
Dnnis837/
Dniss831/
Dennisse808/
Dingnisz807/
Dennis77209,738/
Dinnes77747/
Dinnie77644/
Dingni7729/
Dinnui7715/
Dinniz776/
Dinnio774/
Dionni772/
Dienni772/
Dinnys772/
Dhinni772/
Ddnnis771/
Dynnis771/
Ddinni771/
Dinngi771/
Dnni735/
Dnis734/
Denness71907/
Dennies71341/
Dennise71150/
Dennish7198/
Dinneys7136/
Dennist7124/
Dennnis714/
Dionnes714/
Denneis713/
Dinnich713/
Dinnesh713/
Deennis713/
Dennissova713/
Diennes713/
Ddennis712/
Dennijs712/
Daennis711/
Dinnitt711/
Dinnest711/
Deunnis711/
Dennisp711/
Diennie711/
Hdennis711/
Dennãis711/
Dingnid710/
Denni673,973/
Dinne672,052/
Dinna67614/
Dönni67505/
Dinny67199/
Dimni6762/
Dehennis6750/
Dinnh6723/
Dnish676/
D'Dennis672/
Dennisch671/
Dnise671/
Dhnni671/
Denneise671/
Dennesse671/
Dänni671/
Dinné671/
Dinnaice671/
Dnnai671/
Dneis671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dinniss
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