Dedecan Surname

232,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,736 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Dedecan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dedecan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,7151:45,3774,580
Northern Cyprus121:26,5845,945
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Germany21:40,252,730481,636

Dedecan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dedecan has its highest incidence in Turkey. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dedecan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 232,523rd most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 4,197,895 people. The surname Dedecan is mostly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Dedecan are found; 91 percent are found in West Asia and 91 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname Dedecan is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 1,715 people, or 1 in 45,377. In Turkey Dedecan is primarily concentrated in: Sanliurfa Province, where 32 percent reside, Rize Province, where 18 percent reside and Gaziantep Province, where 11 percent reside. Not including Turkey it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent reside and Austria, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Didecan861/
Dedekan861/
Dedecam861/
Dedican861/
Dedegian8021/
Deadican807/
Dedezane806/
Dedetsian751/
Dedekam7175/
Didican7141/
Dadacan7134/
Dedikan7119/
Dedekon7112/
Dedeson717/
Dadican714/
Dodican712/
Dedakan711/
Dedisan711/
Didicant671/
Dedicont670/

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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
  • 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 Dedecan
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