Dénis Surname

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

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Dénis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dénis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307

The alternate forms: Denis (197,443), Dênis (10), Denís (3), Deniš (2) & Deniś (1) are calculated separately.

Dénis (1,216) may also be a first name.

Dénis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dénis is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Denis, Dênis, Denís, Deniš or Deniś. Click here for other potential spellings of Dénis.

How Common Is The Last Name Dénis? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,063,924th most numerous family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Dénis live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe. Dénis is also the 227,056th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 1,216 people.

The last name is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 3,377,435. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: North Brabant, where 100 percent live. Other than The Netherlands Dénis is found in one country. It is also common in Switzerland, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Denis93197,443/
Dênis9310/
Déni891/
Denís873/
Deniš872/
Deniś871/
Dénisch8312/
Dinis8081,776/
Dénes804,799/
Déniz8069/
Dynis8062/
Dénès804/
Dénys802/
Dégni801/
Denise7327,923/
Dionis733,830/
Denais731,291/
Denies73835/
Dengis73759/
Denijs73458/
Denish73437/
Dingis73363/
Dienis73310/
Dinies73245/
Denois73206/
Dainis73205/
Dinish73127/
Deniss7386/
Denisz7367/
Deinis7362/
Deynis7346/
Dinois7344/
Dinais7342/
Dinise7336/
Deenis7336/
Dinuis7327/
Denios7325/
Deanis7321/
Doinis7320/
Dénich7320/
Dähnis7314/
Deunis7313/
Degnis737/
Dhenis736/
Denuis735/
Denist735/
Dehnis735/
Dejnis735/
Daynis734/
Dyonis734/
Deneis734/
Dinios733/
D'Enis732/
Denhis732/
Diniss732/
Dyngis732/
Dynisz732/
Dinhis731/
Dynise731/
Ddenis731/
Dinisz731/
Dajnis731/
Dynies731/
Detnis731/
Denisp731/
Dhynis731/
Dignis730/
Dini6744,449/
Deni6717,787/
Denisse67798/
Déna67323/
Dyni6769/
Denisch6755/
Dhionis6734/
Daineis6724/
Denoits6716/
Dignisz6714/
Deinish6712/
Deneise678/
Deannis675/
Denoise674/
Dény673/
Deneijs673/
Daynish672/
Deenise672/
Deinies672/
Denaise672/
Deinnis672/
Dainish672/
Déné672/
Denaijs671/
Dienies671/
Dienish671/
Diniesh671/
Dhenish671/
Deanais671/
Dinaise671/
Deanise671/
Deneits671/
Desnais671/
Deunnis671/
Dinisce671/
Dinisse671/
Dioneis671/
Doinois671/
Dheinis671/
Dinhois671/
Dinaish671/
Dhyonis671/
Deaniss670/
Dehnish670/
Dingiss670/
Dinhist670/
Hdenise670/

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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 Dénis
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