Dena is used as a family name or surname in Kenya. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Dena
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Kenya
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Dena

How popular is Dena?

Dena is common in Kenya.

Dena is ranked 31353 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Dena bearers increased by 1.33452 per cent in 2010 US census to 1139 since 2000, the surname slipped by 939 spots and ranked at 22559. The last name was found in around 4 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 79.54 78.56
White 12.12 14.5
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 3.78 3.38
Black 2.99 2.14
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.97 0.62
Others 0.61 0.8
Dena is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Mali which signifies that it is originated from Mali. Around 15995 people have been found who wears Dena as their family name. Dena is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
33,253 New Zealand9
108,034 Italy3
14,193 Egypt3
949 Belize3
2,617 Cambodia2
6,353 Panama2
5,817 Albania2
31,767 Greece2
6,462 Ivory Coast2
95,312 Argentina2
2,211 Brunei1
16,228 Bulgaria1
7,110 Bosnia1
53,033 Nigeria1
6,033 Benin1
6,820 Angola1
25,746 Finland1
7,292 Vietnam1
16,640 Hong Kong1
49,529 Israel1
746 Dominica1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
19,810 Croatia1
118,015 Netherlands1
47,891 Norway1
8,859 Iraq1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
77,122 Sweden1
8,371 Syria1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
37,779 Serbia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
69,550 England48
124,653 Canada20
55,829 Zimbabwe16
120,934 Australia11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
26,993 Spain98
3,560 Mauritania84
4,989 Burkina Faso74
Countries with hundreds of Dena:
12,896 Indonesia953
31,701 United States925
21,418 Philippines644
30,072 Brazil397
95,890 India230
19,436 Tanzania219
13,504 Romania146
13,194 Malaysia126
77,708 France122
Countries with thousands of Dena:
191 Mali7,304
2,636 Mexico3,115
4,036 Kenya1,412
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

Francesco Dena was 35 years old when he migrated to New York on April 3, 1885. He lived in Italy where he worked as peasant and took Archimede from Palermo. 35 years old Giacomo Dena, are other Dena that migrated to US.

Dena Namesakes

  • Aimee Denaro, Actress
  • Aimee Denaro, Actress
  • Anael Dena, Author
  • Joy Denalane, Singer-songwriter
  • Anael Dena, Author
  • Antonia DeNardo, Actor
  • Tommy Denander, Record Producer
  • Renaud Denauw, Writer
  • Brenda Denaut, Actor
  • Joy Denalane, Singer-songwriter

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