Dedricks Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Dedricks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dedricks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa931:582,55644,854
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Dedricks (14) may also be a first name.

Dedricks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dedricks is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dedricks? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,755,741st most widespread last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Dedricks reside; 85 percent reside in Southern Africa and 85 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held forename on earth, borne by 14 people.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 93 people, or 1 in 582,556. In South Africa Dedricks is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 41 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 29 percent are found and Gauteng, where 17 percent are found. Barring South Africa Dedricks is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Dedricks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dedricks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dedricks last name decreased 24 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dedricks Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Dedricks earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 30.98% less than the national average, earning R 164,016 per year and in United States they earn 39.45% less than the national average, earning $26,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diedricks941,326/
Deidricks942/
Deedricks940/
Dietdricks895/
Deidericks891/
Diedriks8829/
Dedrichs882/
Deidriks881/
Didricks881/
Diedrichs822,389/
Diedrieks8210/
Diedrikcs829/
Daedrichs821/
Deidrichs821/
Diedrickx821/
Diedrrichs781/
Didrikhs753/
Deddrechs710/
Dodrigs671/
Dydrykhs634/
Didrix571/
Dedreux53107/

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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 Dedricks
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