# Deniz (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/deniz/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Portuguese |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,395 |
| US rank (2010) | 19,379 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 221,323 people |
| Change since 2000 | +24% (1,130 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Two possible origins: * Borrowed from Portuguese and Spanish Deniz, from a variant of the personal name Denís. * Borrowed from Turkish Deniz, an ornamental surname from deniz (“sea”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Deniz in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 70% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Deniz in the United States.

## People named Deniz

- Leslie Deniz, Athletics competitor, Discus Thrower, Police officer and instructor

## Similar surnames

Dennis, Denis, Duenez, Diniz, Deng, Denk, Downs, Dang, Duong, Dumas, Duenas, Damico.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.