Dedeček Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Dedeček Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dedeček Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Dědeček (225) & Dedecek (64) are calculated separately.

Dedeček Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dedeček is found in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Dědeček or Dedecek. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dedeček? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Dedeček are found; 75 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 75 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

It is most widespread in Croatia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 1,409,535. In Croatia Dedeček is most common in: Zagreb County, where 67 percent live and Zadar County, where 33 percent live. Aside from Croatia Dedeček occurs in one country. It is also common in Slovakia, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dědeček95225/
Dedecek9564/
Dedechek805/
Dedecik7187/
Dadaček7112/
Dědiček716/
Dedetschek714/
Dědíček712/
Dedecsik671/
Dedejczyk6313/
Dědičík5725/
Dedicik575/
Dědičik571/
Dideczek531/

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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 Dedeček
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