Dedecek Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Germany

Dedecek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dedecek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
United States91:40,273,215872,126
England41:13,929,515290,718
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Dedeček (4) & Dědeček (225) are calculated separately.

Dedecek Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dedecek is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Dedeček or Dědeček. Click here for further potential spellings of Dedecek.

How Common Is The Last Name Dedecek? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dedecek is the 2,394,033rd most numerous family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Dedecek are found; 38 percent are found in South America and 38 percent are found in Luso-South America.

It is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 8,919,764. In Brazil Dedecek is most prevalent in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 67 percent live, São Paulo, where 21 percent live and Paraná, where 13 percent live. Besides Brazil it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 36 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Dedecek Last Name Statistics demography

Dedecek earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.83% less than the national average, earning $30,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dedeček954/
Dedechek935/
Dědeček86225/
Dedecik8687/
Dedetschek824/
Dideczek801/
Dedecsik801/
Dedejczyk7513/
Dedicik715/
Dedejic711/
Dědiček576/
Dědíček572/
Dydejczyk5039/

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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 Dedecek
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