Déniz Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Déniz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Déniz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain621:754,06531,946
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Deniz (150,057) & Dèniz (1) are calculated separately.

Déniz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Déniz occurs most in Spain. It may appear as a variant: Deniz or Dèniz. For other potential spellings of Déniz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Déniz? popularity and diffusion

The last name Déniz is the 2,293,424th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 105,616,607 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Déniz are found; 90 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 90 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

The last name Déniz is most frequently held in Spain, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 754,065. In Spain Déniz is most numerous in: Canary Islands, where 76 percent reside, Madrid, where 13 percent reside and Catalonia, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Spain it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 1 percent reside and Colombia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deniz93150,057/
Dèniz931/
Déni891/
Diniz80185,197/
Dénis8010/
Dyniz803/
Dégni801/
Díniz801/
Dioniz736,878/
Dengiz734,999/
Dingiz7370/
Denisz7367/
Dénich7320/
Dinizz7317/
Deniez7314/
Deiniz739/
Deeniz733/
Deaniz733/
Dheniz732/
Dynisz732/
Denizz731/
Dinisz731/
Denoiz731/
Dyoniz731/
Dini6744,449/
Deni6717,787/
Déna67323/
Degnitz6770/
Dyni6769/
Dignisz6714/
Dénisch6712/
Daineiz676/
Dény673/
Déné672/

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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 Déniz
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