How common is the surname Danis?

2,651 people in the United States had the surname Danis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 116,464 Americans. It ranked 11,807th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Danis?

Dillon Danis, American mixed martial artist (born 1993).

Where is the surname Danis most common?

Wikidata records people named Danis in the United States.

Is the surname Danis getting more or less common?

More common. 1,982 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,651 in 2010, up 34%.

The surname Danis

A surname, carried by 2,651 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Danis is more common than 92.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,651 people named Danis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 116,464 Americans. That is up 34% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,982.

#11,807

rank among US surnames

2,651

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+33.8%

change since 2000 (was #13,971)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,799	Janda	2,654	116,332
#11,801	Feagin	2,653	116,376
#11,804	McEwan	2,652	116,420
#11,807	Woodburn	2,651	116,464
#11,810	Killough	2,650	116,508
#11,815	Inglis	2,649	116,552

Who is named Danis

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

74% of people named Danis identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 74%
Black (not Hispanic) 19%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Daniss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dillon Danis
American mixed martial artist (born 1993)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Danis

Danis has the Soundex code D520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D520.

Questions

How common is the surname Danis?: 2,651 people in the United States had the surname Danis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 116,464 Americans. It ranked 11,807th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Danis?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Danis identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Danis?: Dillon Danis, American mixed martial artist (born 1993).
Where is the surname Danis most common?: Wikidata records people named Danis in the United States.
Is the surname Danis getting more or less common?: More common. 1,982 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,651 in 2010, up 34%.