Dedeken Surname

857,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Dedeken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dedeken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2341:49,1317,995
France761:873,983102,402
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Dedeken Last Name Facts

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

Dedeken is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dedeken? popularity and diffusion

It is the 857,026th most frequently used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 22,916,811 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Dedeken reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 52 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Dedeken is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is borne by 234 people, or 1 in 49,131. In Belgium it is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 70 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 22 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 9 percent are found. Not including Belgium Dedeken is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in France, where 24 percent are found and Thailand, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dedeeken931/
Diedecken883/
Dedekin8629/
Dediken863/
Dedoken861/
Dedekina8030/
Dedeking801/
Dedechkin7536/
Dedechkyn756/
Dadekin7124/
Dedikin7113/
Dedakin7112/
Dodaken7111/
Dodoken715/
Dedykin713/
Dedykyn712/
Dodekin711/
Didişken6749/
Dedyokin6736/
Dedichen6727/
Dedikina6720/
Dedykina674/
Dedikind670/

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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 Dedeken
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