Dénes Surname
Approximately 4,799 people bear this surname
Dénes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 4,342 | 1:2,261 | 251 |
| Romania | 401 | 1:50,070 | 6,180 |
| Slovakia | 31 | 1:172,144 | 29,813 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Denes (6,751), Dénès (4), Deneș (106), Deneš (94), Deneş (89), Děneš (8), Deneś (6), Denès (2) & Denés (1) are calculated separately.
Dénes (9,434) may also be a first name.
Dénes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dénes Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dénes is found most frequently in Hungary. It can also occur as a variant: Denes, Dénès, Deneș, Deneš, Deneş, Děneš, Deneś, Denès or Denés. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dénes? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 98,766th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,518,555 people. The last name Dénes occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Dénes are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 90 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe. Dénes is also the 63,729th most frequently used given name at a global level. It is borne by 9,434 people.
It is most widely held in Hungary, where it is carried by 4,342 people, or 1 in 2,261. In Hungary it is primarily found in: Budapest, where 23 percent live, Pest County, where 13 percent live and Vas County, where 10 percent live. Outside of Hungary this surname occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 8 percent live and Slovakia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Dénes
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis