Deniz

deniz deñiz deňiz dəniz English + (surname) Etymology Two possible origins: en pt,es Deniz, from a variant of the personal name es Denís. en tr Deniz, an ornamental surname from tr deniz sea. Proper noun es en. en unisex Turkish. en 3 July 2026 Paul Kirby Merve Kara-Kaska Zeynep Erdim https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c36yrlzew39o Stand-up comic held for jokes about Erdoğan and Islam in Turkey crackdown BBC News Stand-up comedian Deniz Göktaş has been placed under arrest by a court in Istanbul after he was held at the city's main airport over a performance that has attracted 9.4m views on YouTube. 18 September 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260914160301/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c36yrlzew39o Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Deniz is the 19379th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1395 individuals. Deniz is most common among Hispanic/Latino (69.53%) and White (27.67%) individuals. Further reading en surnames from Portuguese surnames from Spanish surnames from Turkish Turkish Etymology From tr deniz sea. Pronunciation tr /de.niz/ tr LL-Q256 (tur)-ToprakM-deniz.wav Proper noun tr unisex tr Declension