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 occurs in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Dedeken click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dedeken? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 857,026th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 22,916,811 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Dedeken live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 52 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is held by 234 people, or 1 in 49,131. In Belgium Dedeken is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 70 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 22 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Belgium Dedeken exists in 7 countries. It is also common in France, where 24 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.

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
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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 Dedeken
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