Deck Surname

28,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,816 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Somalia

Deck Surname Definition:

From the German, Deck, Decke, Decker; from the Dutch, Dekker; a personal name.

Deck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,9431:52,2056,287
Somalia5,9801:2,250223
Germany2,2811:35,2944,663
France1,2271:54,1347,149
Canada1,0521:35,0244,482
Australia2971:90,89510,420
Switzerland2621:31,3474,676
South Africa1321:410,43735,867
Belgium881:130,64418,923
England841:663,31038,317
New Zealand741:61,1949,493
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
Argentina361:1,187,31770,591
Chile351:503,32812,866
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Cameroon191:1,093,10967,608
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
India61:127,844,230863,365
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
China31:455,773,85521,925
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Monaco11:37,0664,748
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:487,50726,996
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6051:31,2893,771

Deck (6,173) may also be a first name.

Deck Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the German, Deck, Decke, Decker; from the Dutch, Dekker; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Suffolk name of Deck was represented as Dec in Cambridgeshire six centuries ago (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Deck Last Name Facts

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

Deck occurs most in The United States. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Deck.

How Common Is The Last Name Deck? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 28,559th most common family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 387,306 people. Deck is predominantly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Deck are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 84,123rd most prevalent first name internationally, held by 6,173 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 6,943 people, or 1 in 52,205. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 9 percent reside, Missouri, where 7 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States it is found in 65 countries. It is also common in Somalia, where 32 percent reside and Germany, where 12 percent reside.

Deck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Deck has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Deck surname grew 433 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 168 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Deck Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Methodist (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Deck surname are 22.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.85% registered with the political party.

The amount Deck earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 132.34% more than the national average, earning 804,074 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 13.09% more than the national average, earning R 268,740 per year; in United States they earn 2.38% more than the national average, earning $44,177 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.38% less than the national average, earning $49,493 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dieck892,669/
Decke89810/
Deick89163/
Deeck89111/
Deack8953/
Deyck8933/
Deuck8911/
Dheck892/
Deckk891/
Dec8611,783/
Dek869,768/
Deicke801,235/
Deecke80206/
Deheck80124/
Deijck8015/
Deycke802/
Deicks801/
Deycks801/
Deacks800/
Dick75120,166/
Dyck7524,954/
Deak759,494/
Deke758,154/
Deac758,037/
Deek751,844/
Diec751,194/
Diek751,023/
Dehk75653/
Decq75596/
Dhek75448/
Dejk75413/
Dekh75372/
Deik75364/
Deyk75235/
Dekk7547/
Deuk7526/
Däck7512/
Deic754/
Dect754/
Dejc753/
Hdec753/
Deec752/
Decx752/
Degc752/
Detc752/
Deqk751/
Djck751/
Tdek751/
Dgek751/
Dekq751/
Dekz751/
Dekc751/
Decp751/
Hdek751/
Decková736/
Deschke733/
Deckova731/
Dicke674,441/
Deike673,819/
Duyck673,171/
Deeke67711/
Dheke67590/
Dijck67421/
Dycke67403/
Detke67239/
Doick67181/
Dehec67138/
Dekke67137/
Deijk67111/
Deszk6795/
Deyke6793/
Duick6778/
Deics6769/
Dekht6751/
Deatc6737/
Dejke6728/
Tdeke6727/
Dehkh6722/
Dekhe6720/
Deake6718/
Deekh6717/
Däcke6714/
Deshk6713/
Deikh6712/
Dheek675/
Daick674/
Dea'k674/
Deksh674/
Ddeik673/
Dyckx673/
Dhekh672/
Diehc672/
Dayck672/
Deasc672/
Diehk671/
Dheik671/
Dhekk671/
Dhick671/
Desks671/
Decsh671/
Deitc671/
Dikck671/
Dickk671/
Deekp671/
Dickc671/
Dheyk671/
Hdiek671/
Dehke671/
Dedke671/
Dedĺk671/
Decss671/
Dyckc671/
Dĕdek671/
Dickh671/
Deyks671/
Dgecg671/
Dujck671/
Hdecc671/
Degke671/
Deugk671/
Deyzc671/
Dejsk671/
Ddesc671/
Dechc671/
Deiks670/
Deict670/

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Deck Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Deck
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