Decks Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Decks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Decks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Decks (25) may also be a first name.

Decks Last Name Facts

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

Decks is found most frequently in Brazil. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Decks? popularity and diffusion

Decks is the 3,100,440th most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Decks reside; 90 percent reside in South America and 90 percent reside in Luso-South America. Decks is also the 2,136,160th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 25 people.

This surname is most numerous in Brazil, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 5,946,509. In Brazil Decks is most common in: Paraná, where 64 percent live, São Paulo, where 19 percent live and Santa Catarina, where 14 percent live. Outside of Brazil this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diecks91268/
Doecks916/
Deycks911/
Deicks911/
Deacks910/
Deks8920/
Deackes8330/
Dieckss831/
Decksse831/
Dicks8015,465/
Deeks802,464/
Deckx801,085/
Dieks80362/
Docks80165/
Dacks80127/
Deics8069/
Dycks8043/
Dekse8018/
Deaks8013/
Deksh804/
Dechs804/
Decse804/
Doeks803/
Decsd801/
Diecs801/
Deyks801/
Decss801/
Desks801/
Deuks801/
Decsh801/
Dekst801/
Deiks800/
Dijcks73343/
Deakes73205/
Dyckes73190/
Deykes7369/
Deekes7358/
Dackås736/
Dheyks732/
Discks732/
Dickst731/
Deksse731/
Deikes731/
Duycks731/
Deecse731/
Daicks730/
Diks672,477/
Dyks67376/
Daks67290/
Doks6738/
Degs672/
Deksova672/
Deucsch672/
Deeksht672/
Decx672/
Dexs671/
Deicsch671/
Deicscs671/
Dekz671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • 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 Decks
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis