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

The surname Deekens occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Deekens.

How Common Is The Last Name Deekens? popularity and diffusion

Deekens is the 1,231,034th most frequently used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 38,558,444 people. The surname Deekens occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Deekens live; 85 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Deekens is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 98 people, or 1 in 172,318. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: Groningen, where 39 percent live, North Brabant, where 30 percent live and Drenthe, where 12 percent live. Barring The Netherlands it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Deekens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Deekens has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Deekens last name contracted 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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