Deekens Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Deekens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Deekens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands981:172,31824,957
Belgium561:205,29726,724
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Deekens Last Name Facts

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

Deekens occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Deekens? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,231,034th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 38,558,444 people. The surname Deekens occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Deekens live; 85 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 98 people, or 1 in 172,318. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Groningen, where 39 percent are found, North Brabant, where 30 percent are found and Drenthe, where 12 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 30 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Deekens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Deekens has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Deekens last name decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Deekens Last Name Statistics demography

Deekens earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 46.59% more than the national average, earning $63,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dekens922,467/
Deckens868/
Deakens863/
Doekens862/
Dekensh861/
Detkens861/
Deskens861/
Deekins861/
Deikens860/
Deykens860/
Dequeens802/
Dykens77621/
Dikens7797/
Dakens7738/
Dokens7719/
Dekins7716/
Decens772/
Deakns771/
Dhekns771/
Dickens7138,097/
Deakins712,352/
Dockens71450/
Decaens71216/
Dikkens7180/
Dijkens7156/
Dikense7142/
Daikens7110/
Diskens714/
Dekinsh714/
Didkens712/
Doekins712/
Dekenze711/
Deckins711/
Dizkens711/
Daekins711/
Dezkins711/
Dikcens711/
Dikensh711/
Dechens710/
Dackens710/
Doykens710/
Daukens710/
Dokkens710/
Diekins710/
Desquens6744/
Deadkins674/
Dickenns671/
Dickiens671/
Dakns671/
Dickkens671/
Disckens671/

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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 Deekens
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