Dee Surname

12,969th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43,248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Montserrat

Dee Surname Definition:

An Aberdeenshire surname. The author of A View of the diocese of Aberdeen (p. 76) says: "Dee and Don ere two surnames; whether taken from these rivers I know not; though seeing each of them beers a fess, the one waved azure, the other argent on a field vert, it may be thought that such fesses do possibly represent the runnings of these waters.

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Dee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,9231:33,1834,138
India10,8031:71,0054,811
Philippines3,3871:29,8904,286
England3,0661:18,1732,601
Ghana2,4251:11,1431,489
Australia1,4871:18,1542,533
Liberia1,4551:3,030397
Canada1,1411:32,2924,193
Indonesia8531:155,04015,172
Ireland7031:6,698988
Thailand4851:145,64622,875
Fiji4711:1,899282
Malaysia4661:63,2924,711
Nigeria4531:391,04420,612
Sri Lanka4391:47,4005,492
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
Iraq4091:85,6282,729
Netherlands3431:49,2348,424
Romania3331:60,2947,297
Pakistan3191:560,0129,182
Egypt3051:301,42919,796
South Africa2871:188,77220,532
New Zealand2831:16,0012,792
Wales2251:13,7531,506
Germany1871:430,51038,755
Papua New Guinea1751:46,5935,775
Scotland1481:36,1743,513
France1381:481,32467,982
Kenya861:536,97626,431
Botswana831:26,3495,307
China621:22,053,5741,221
Taiwan511:459,7013,496
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Belgium411:280,40633,354
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Iran351:2,193,78675,524
Northern Ireland341:54,2664,423
Hong Kong341:215,7503,004
Brazil301:7,135,811166,009
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Mexico271:4,597,26727,985
Spain261:1,798,15550,469
Ivory Coast241:961,30123,927
Chile221:800,74917,445
Guam211:7,6251,143
Italy211:2,912,22398,106
Yemen211:1,258,34711,865
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Singapore171:323,98313,856
South Sudan161:713,442947
Greece151:738,65380,079
Uganda141:2,788,52078,087
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Norway101:514,22941,629
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Bhutan91:68,449728
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Trinidad and Tobago91:151,5538,353
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Haiti51:2,136,78115,037
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Lebanon41:1,409,27119,641
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Albania31:971,35222,477
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Montserrat31:1,649224
Saint Lucia31:59,5942,472
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Dominica21:37,946685
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Palau11:21,643223
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland6851:6,4671,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9721:25,0783,471
Wales421:37,3432,016
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6761:29,9633,633

The alternate forms: Dée (23) are calculated separately.

Dee (169,234) may also be a first name.

Dee Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An Aberdeenshire surname. The author of A View of the diocese of Aberdeen (p. 76) says: "Dee and Don ere two surnames; whether taken from these rivers I know not; though seeing each of them beers a fess, the one waved azure, the other argent on a field vert, it may be thought that such fesses do possibly represent the runnings of these waters." The View was written c. 1712.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Celtic) 1 Dweller by the Dee, the name of several rivers in the United Kingdom [prob. Welsh (dwfr) dû (dee) - Gaelic dubh, black (water] 2 Dark, Black [Welsh dû] (English) a variant of Day, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Diaghaidh (W) An emasculated form of O’Dea.

IF 26

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Diaghaidh (W) An emasculated form of O’Dea.

IF 26

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of Deaghadh (good luck).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Well-known rivers in Cheshire and Aberdeenshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Dee Last Name Facts

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

Dee (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪ, Hindi: देई, Marathi: देज़े, Oriya: େଦଏ) is most common in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms: Dée. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dee? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 12,969th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 168,506 people. The last name Dee is predominantly found in Asia, where 41 percent of Dee are found; 27 percent are found in South Asia and 26 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 6,214th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 169,234 people.

Dee is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 10,923 people, or 1 in 33,183. In The United States Dee is primarily concentrated in: California, where 14 percent live, Florida, where 6 percent live and Illinois, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States this surname is found in 150 countries. It is also found in India, where 25 percent live and The Philippines, where 8 percent live.

Dee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dee has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 652 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 315 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 103 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 536 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 2,114 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dee Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States Dee are 4.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.83% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dee earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 42.58% less than the national average, earning R 136,440 per year; in United States they earn 7.97% more than the national average, earning $46,587 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.15% more than the national average, earning $50,749 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dée8923/
Deep8639,345/
Dees8617,005/
Deer868,275/
Deye865,425/
Deed861,240/
Dhee86272/
Deez86176/
Deje86176/
Deet86148/
Deea86143/
Deie8695/
Deeß8675/
Deue8631/
Deae8618/
Deey8617/
De'e8611/
Ddee867/
Deej865/
Tdee862/
De80705,943/
Dieye7558,821/
Degie755,965/
Deeds754,262/
Dheer752,783/
Deets752,031/
Dehye75871/
Dajee75672/
Dowee75475/
Dayee75334/
Degge75311/
Deerr75300/
Deyes75275/
D'Eer75210/
Deehr75202/
Deesh75174/
Deeya75107/
Deest7599/
Deyie7595/
Dejee7592/
Deyet7592/
Doyee7570/
Deyeh7553/
Dawee7548/
Değeç7535/
D'eye7534/
Daiee7533/
Deyee7530/
Deess7527/
Deeyo7526/
Dejeh7520/
Deech7518/
Değeş7518/
Dejie7516/
Deihe7515/
Deije7511/
Deeje7511/
Deeji7511/
Dejet7511/
Deead759/
Doiee759/
Dheep757/
Tdeye757/
Deeja756/
Deehs756/
Dijee755/
Dojee754/
Deyhe753/
Deeii753/
Dheye753/
Deyez753/
Deesp753/
Duiee753/
Deuee752/
Deeas752/
Deepp752/
de He752/
Dheed752/
Dejed752/
Deuhe752/
Diyee752/
Dejez752/
Dgeeh752/
De'er752/
Deyed752/
Dhees751/
Dheet751/
Dheie751/
Deedp751/
Deejo751/
Deeye751/
Deiee751/
Deiez751/
Dujee751/
Deies751/
Deeat751/
Deeie751/
Dieje751/
Deeio751/
De'eh751/
Deeyi751/
Deyep751/
Da'ee751/
Deejd751/
Tdeed751/
Doeie751/
Deied751/
Deehh751/
Deejt751/
Dheeh751/
Hdees751/
Hdeet751/
Hdehe751/
Deett750/
Deedz750/
Dey67842,868/
Dei67594,552/
Doe6787,460/
Deh6774,075/
Dje6763,982/
Dye6742,705/
Die6724,779/
Deu6715,250/
Due6714,024/
Dea6713,620/
Der6712,462/
Dep676,879/
Dae673,256/
Des672,670/
Dej671,363/
Dez671,176/
Ded67946/
Det67616/
Dhe67523/
Deeyoh67430/
D'Heer67398/
Deß67212/
Deş67211/
Dde67131/
Deehoo6777/
Deyett6745/
Deeths6745/
Deeyee6732/
Deetch6731/
Deejit6726/
Dge6723/
Deeiad6723/
Tde6719/
Øde6719/
Dheesh6718/
Deï6718/
Dgawee6718/
Daheye6715/
Geedee6715/
Hde6714/
Djeheh6712/
Deeath6711/
Diejie6710/
Dejess6710/
Dehjie6710/
Dåe6710/
Dejeau679/
Douehe678/
D'Heye677/
Díe676/
Deeyae674/
Deć674/
Deheou674/
Dhajee674/
Hdeejh674/
Deeied674/
Deeaya674/
Daweez673/
Deejoh673/
Deč673/
Åde673/
Deyahe672/
Hdeesh672/
Doojee672/
Deejah672/
Dayehe672/
D'E672/
Uandee672/
Hddeer671/
Doiehe671/
Deyess671/
Deyeth671/
Dhayee671/
Deeach671/
Deeios671/
Deeoud671/
Deherh671/
Dehetz671/
Deieet671/
Duoyee671/
Doweet671/
Dawees671/
Douyee671/
Deyeeh671/
Deejeh671/
Djehed671/
Daweeh671/
Dheher671/
Diyehe671/
Dehaÿe671/
Ddegge671/
Deeggi671/
Deejid671/
Deá671/
Deň671/
Dhaiee671/
Dheeya671/
Dhoeye671/
Dhoiee671/
Ddeerr671/
Deejee671/
Dejehe671/
Uamdee671/
Thdeer671/
Dajeed671/
Daieep671/
Dahwee671/
Dejesz671/
Deethh671/
Deeyod671/
Deehea671/
Deeiat671/
Dheesr671/
Dhujee671/
Dheetz670/
Deheoy670/
Deedds670/
Doihee670/
Deedtt670/
Deetts670/
Deiett670/

Dee Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dee in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪald-
Dee in the Marathi language
देज़ेdeze-
Dee in the Hindi language
देईde'i99.16
Dee in the Oriya language
େଦଏeda'e83.33
େଦେଇede'i16.67

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