Deckes Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Deckes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Deckes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Deckes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Deckes is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Deckes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Deckes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,034,050th most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Deckes live; 92 percent live in South America and 92 percent live in Luso-South America.

The last name Deckes is most widespread in Brazil, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 9,730,651. In Brazil it is most numerous in: Santa Catarina, where 64 percent are found, São Paulo, where 27 percent are found and Paraná, where 9 percent are found. Besides Brazil it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Deckes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Deckes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Deckes last name decreased 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dieckes9234/
Deackes9230/
Deckies921/
Deces91187/
Dekes9112/
Decketts860/
Dickes831,283/
Deakes83205/
Dyckes83190/
Dekese83172/
Doekes83161/
Dehkes8384/
Decess8372/
Deykes8369/
Deekes8358/
Dockes8358/
Deckys8348/
Deaces8322/
Deches8321/
Deskes8311/
Decees8311/
Dackes837/
Deceas834/
Diekes833/
Dekess832/
Dekkes831/
Deikes831/
Dekees831/
Daekes831/
Deceis831/
Dekeis830/
Dickess77213/
Dekeshe77149/
Dekesse7794/
Tdekese7775/
Deiches7748/
Deiskes7746/
Dickies7719/
Doekies7717/
Dekheus778/
Deheces774/
Deaches773/
Dickeys773/
Dickeus771/
Dickeas771/
Dickets771/
Dekedts771/
Dekeyse771/
Dechess771/
Dieckez771/
Dekeesh771/
Dackeus770/
Dockeus770/
Dykes7325,684/
Dikes731,251/
Dokes73805/
Dakes73489/
Decis73329/
Dekis73316/
Dices7313/
Decez734/
Dekys733/
Dyces732/
Decès731/
Dicketts7193/
Detzkies7115/
Deskeets717/
Deckiche711/
Deichees711/
Dickesse710/
Dyches671,644/
Dikkes67106/
Deskis6749/
Decuis6746/
Dhakes6730/
Diskes6728/
Dakhes6718/
Dekais6718/
Deacis6716/
Dechez6715/
Dackis6714/
Dickis679/
Deques679/
Deikis676/
Diches676/
Dekiss675/
Dikese675/
Dakesh674/
Deicis674/
Dikesh673/
Duykes673/
Dockès673/
Dakkes673/
Dikess673/
Dykest672/
Dakees672/
Decoys672/
Duikes672/
Dekhis672/
Dechis672/
Dakess672/
Dekkis672/
Dikest671/
Diokes671/
Dykees671/
Diekis671/
Decois671/
Dokesh671/
Deccis671/
Dekeshova671/
Dekays670/
Dakeas670/
Dekish670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Deckes
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