Deeks Surname

174,194th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Deeks Surname Definition:

A variant ot Dicks, q.v.

Deeks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2271:45,4105,724
United States4421:820,04362,958
Canada3581:102,92111,137
Australia1861:145,13815,497
South Africa811:668,86148,796
Wales611:50,7304,716
New Zealand371:122,38715,192
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Belize71:50,7822,565
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
France31:22,140,907385,998
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9501:25,6583,526
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Deeks (12) may also be a first name.

Deeks Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A variant ot Dicks, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Cornelius Deeks or Deekes held the Stockhall estate in Ulting in the reign of George I. (M.). Suffolk is also a home of the name.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Deeks Last Name Facts

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

Deeks is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Deeks? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 174,194th most common family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 2,957,608 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Deeks reside; 54 percent reside in Northern Europe and 54 percent reside in British Isles. Deeks is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name in the world, borne by 12 people.

It is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 1,227 people, or 1 in 45,410. In England Deeks is mostly found in: Greater London, where 17 percent live, Essex, where 13 percent live and Suffolk, where 10 percent live. Beside England this surname exists in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 15 percent live.

Deeks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Deeks has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Deeks surname increased 129 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,579 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 763 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Deeks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Deeks are 10.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.92% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Deeks earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 10.73% more than the national average, earning R 263,148 per year; in United States they earn 10.81% more than the national average, earning $47,812 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.36% more than the national average, earning $57,316 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deekes9158/
Deks8920/
Deeksht832/
Dieks80362/
Decks8040/
Dekse8018/
Deaks8013/
Dueks804/
Deksh804/
Doeks803/
Deegs801/
Desks801/
Deuks801/
Deyks801/
Dekst801/
Deiks800/
Diecks73268/
Deakes73205/
Deykes7369/
Dejoks7343/
Doecks736/
Dheyks732/
Deicks731/
Duecks731/
Deycks731/
Deksse731/
Deikes731/
Deecse731/
Doieks730/
Deacks730/
Dieaks730/
Diks672,477/
Dyks67376/
Daks67290/
Deex67125/
Deiques67120/
Doks6738/
Deackes6730/
Dexe6729/
Deyques676/
Degs672/
Deksova672/
Decksse671/
Deequst671/
Dexs671/
Dekz671/
Dieckss671/

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