Deak Surname

53,737th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,494 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Deak Surname User-submission:

The surname Deák has its origins in the Greek language. It became a surname in Hungarian culture of the late middle ages, in which Latin and Greek were commonly used among the learned people. In Greek diakonos means 'servant'. Among the nobility it was common use to employ a 'servant' (író deák) for the purpose of composing official letters or for other services of communication.

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Deak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania4,6101:4,355583
United States1,8061:200,69719,729
Serbia7411:9,6421,153
Ukraine3271:139,21319,542
Canada2631:140,09714,419
Germany2281:353,09434,155
Brazil2051:1,044,26536,766
Hungary1551:63,3316,555
Croatia1531:27,6385,712
Australia1421:190,11118,903
India991:7,748,135165,146
England981:568,55234,674
Austria861:99,01714,343
Switzerland861:95,49910,341
Argentina821:521,26138,206
Sweden711:138,6879,791
France471:1,413,249138,595
Slovakia451:118,58822,142
Belgium381:302,54335,124
Czechia341:312,74939,315
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Wales131:238,04114,239
Norway131:395,56035,657
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Finland71:785,24338,644
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
China41:341,830,39216,990
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland151:249,5488,553
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

The alternate forms: Deák (15,916), Deãk (8) & Déak (6) are calculated separately.

Deak (159) may also be a first name.

Deak Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Deák has its origins in the Greek language. It became a surname in Hungarian culture of the late middle ages, in which Latin and Greek were commonly used among the learned people. In Greek diakonos means 'servant'. Among the nobility it was common use to employ a 'servant' (író deák) for the purpose of composing official letters or for other services of communication. Later on the adjective író (writer) has been dropped and only deák left, which became a surname - as many other surnames which originated from names of professions or trades.

- stephen

This name has three derivations. The original Deák is a Hungarian equivalent of English Clark. As Deak it can be an abbreviation of Deakin; or from the Middle English d'Aik(en), meaning 'from/of the oak(s)'.

- sterics

Deak Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Deak Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Deak (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻋﺎﻙ, Russian: Деак) occurs in Romania more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Deák, Deãk or Déak. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Deak? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 53,737th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 767,595 people. The surname Deak occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Deak live; 55 percent live in Eastern Europe and 49 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 727,628th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 159 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Romania, where it is carried by 4,610 people, or 1 in 4,355. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Mureș County, where 18 percent are found, Covasna County, where 17 percent are found and Cluj County, where 16 percent are found. Besides Romania Deak is found in 52 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Serbia, where 8 percent are found.

Deak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Deak has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 7,852 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 73 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Deak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Deak last name are 6.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.46% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Deak earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 6.1% less than the national average, earning 324,982 kr per year; in United States they earn 14.29% more than the national average, earning $49,314 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.58% less than the national average, earning $48,896 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deák9215,916/
Deãk928/
Déak926/
Deiak891,747/
Dejak89506/
Dehak89460/
Deyak89349/
Deack8953/
Deake8918/
Dea'k894/
De'ak893/
Deeak891/
Dak8696,919/
Dek869,768/
Dejack8065/
Deakeh8043/
Deyack802/
Dejake802/
Dieack801/
Deatke801/
Dehack801/
Dehakh801/
Deacks800/
Dake7528,132/
Deck7518,816/
Dhak7510,787/
Deke758,154/
Deac758,037/
Dack754,545/
Deek751,844/
Daek751,406/
Dakh751,176/
Diek751,023/
Doek75992/
Duek75887/
Daik75692/
Dehk75653/
Dauk75592/
Dhek75448/
Dejk75413/
Dekh75372/
Deik75364/
Daak75239/
Deyk75235/
Dakk75214/
Dyek75204/
Deag75111/
Dayk7599/
Dekk7547/
Deax7532/
Deuk7526/
Dahk7514/
Hdak7510/
Dakx752/
Dagk752/
Deqk751/
Dakc751/
Ddak751/
Dajk751/
Dãak751/
Tdek751/
Dgak751/
Dgek751/
Dakq751/
Dekq751/
Dekz751/
Dekc751/
Daqk751/
Hdek751/
Deakova7356/
Deaková7342/
Dhake677,077/
Daikh675,554/
Dayek674,418/
Dahak674,069/
Deike673,819/
Dieck672,669/
Dyjak672,393/
Dahuk671,267/
Dajik671,009/
Dayak67897/
Decke67810/
Diyek67804/
Douek67788/
Deeke67711/
Dayok67629/
Daake67615/
Dheke67590/
Dujak67496/
Dijak67461/
Dowek67413/
Dajek67402/
Deiac67370/
Doyek67259/
Detke67239/
Dajak67238/
Dakke67216/
Dehag67200/
Dejac67193/
Dieac67181/
Deick67163/
Dauck67160/
Dayik67156/
Dekke67137/
Diyak67132/
Duyak67130/
Deijk67111/
Deeck67111/
Dejek67108/
Dakhe67103/
Deszk6795/
Deyke6793/
Deaqe6783/
Dajok6782/
Doyak6776/
Daack6775/
Dhauk6767/
Deuke6761/
Dauek6751/
Dekht6751/
Dayuk6750/
Tdake6745/
Daiek6744/
Doiak6741/
Deatc6737/
Dajuk6734/
Deyck6733/
Dejke6728/
Tdeke6727/
Dejok6723/
Dawek6722/
Dehkh6722/
Dekhe6720/
Deyag6720/
Dhaik6718/
Dehaq6718/
Deekh6717/
Dhakh6715/
Daykh6715/
Dauks6714/
Deshk6713/
Deikh6712/
Deyuk6711/
Dhakk6711/
Deuck6711/
Dojak6711/
Dakhs6711/
Dhaak677/
Deyek677/
Dejaková677/
Dyyak676/
Dasks676/
Dheek675/
Dakkt675/
Daiak674/
Daick674/
Daadk674/
Deksh674/
Deyok673/
Ddeik673/
Dhekh672/
Deyakova672/
Dheag672/
Dayck672/
Dhahk672/
Deuik672/
Dheck672/
Deasc672/
Dhack671/
Hdakk671/
Diehk671/
Dhuek671/
Deuks671/
Dhaek671/
Dheik671/
Dhekk671/
Daask671/
Dajdk671/
Desks671/
Dathk671/
Datks671/
Ddake671/
Ddakk671/
Daskk671/
Daskx671/
Deckk671/
Dyeck671/
Dujek671/
Daïkh671/
Deekp671/
Dheyk671/
Hdiek671/
Dejag671/
Deják671/
Deiok671/
Dehke671/
Dehac671/
Daňák671/
Dayks671/
Daysk671/
Dedke671/
Dedĺk671/
Dakgs671/
Dyjek671/
Dĕdek671/
Deyks671/
Deiag671/
Degke671/
Deagh671/
Daihk671/
Deugk671/
Dejik671/
Dejsk671/
Dieaq671/
Deiks670/
Daaks670/
Daeck670/

Deak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Deak in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﻋﺎﻙdak-
Deak in the Russian language
Деакdeak-

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