Deniz is a dominantly male name, but sometimes female name, in Croatia principally Croatian, but also Muslim and Turkish. It is one of the relatively rare names in Croatia, with about forty namesakes living there.
The relative popularity of names Deniz in Croatia
The name Deniz was the most popular from years 2003 to 2012. The peak year was 2003. It was the least popular from years 1959 to 1977.
Prevalence
Name Deniz is present mainly in North-West Croatia, and scarcely in Dalmatia. Most of the persons named Deniz live in the following cities and municipalities: Zagreb (less than ten), Rijeka (less than ten), Bakar (less than ten).
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.