Dees Surname

31,394th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,005 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Dees Surname User-submission:

(English, Northumberland) Variant of Deas.

(Dutch) Patronymic from a short form of the personal name Desiderius.

Dees Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States14,6931:24,6693,105
Netherlands9301:18,1582,830
Germany4741:169,84320,011
England2661:209,46618,018
South Africa1501:361,18532,866
Canada1011:364,80832,793
France1011:657,65184,833
Liberia531:83,1806,894
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Northern Ireland201:92,2525,957
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Norway101:514,22941,629
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
India71:109,580,769786,157
Panama61:652,04310,051
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England831:293,67920,037
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5361:32,6943,938

Dees (785) may also be a first name.

Dees Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(English, Northumberland) Variant of Deas.

(Dutch) Patronymic from a short form of the personal name Desiderius.

- tdees

Dees Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dees (Russian: Деес) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dees? popularity and diffusion

It is the 31,394th most frequent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 428,553 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Dees are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Dees is also the 292,694th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 785 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 14,693 people, or 1 in 24,669. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 13 percent are found, Mississippi, where 7 percent are found and North Carolina, where 5 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 59 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 5 percent are found and Germany, where 3 percent are found.

Dees Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dees has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dees surname expanded 957 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 320 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 320 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dees Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dees last name are 19.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.69% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dees earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 11.1% more than the national average, earning 384,489 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 50.56% less than the national average, earning R 117,480 per year; in United States they earn 6.48% less than the national average, earning $40,352 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.6% more than the national average, earning $52,467 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deese898,927/
Deeds894,262/
Deets892,031/
Deyes89275/
Deesh89174/
Deest8999/
Dejes8942/
Deues8934/
Deess8927/
Deesz8915/
Deehs896/
Deesp893/
Deeas892/
Dhees891/
Deies891/
Hdees891/
Dee8643,248/
Des862,670/
Degges80298/
Deesse80156/
Deesch8085/
Deeths8045/
Dheesh8018/
Deeseh8012/
Dejess8010/
Deetse805/
Hdeesh802/
Deiese802/
Deyess801/
Dahees801/
Deedse801/
Deeios801/
Dejese801/
Dawees801/
Deyese801/
Dejesh801/
Dejesz801/
Deeees801/
Dheesr801/
Deedds800/
Deease800/
Deetts800/
Deus7587,453/
Deep7539,345/
Dese759,566/
Deer758,275/
Deas757,598/
Desh753,487/
Deis753,123/
Dies752,524/
Does751,789/
Deed751,240/
Dues751,210/
Dess751,168/
Dets75996/
Deys75967/
Daes75951/
Dest75814/
Dyes75593/
Dece75305/
Dhee75272/
Deez75176/
de S75159/
Deet75148/
Deea75143/
Deex75125/
Desc75105/
Hdes75103/
Desz7582/
Deeß7575/
Dehs7544/
Deçe7522/
Desd7519/
Desp7519/
Deae7518/
Deey7517/
De'e7511/
Dhes757/
Ddee757/
Deej755/
Desr754/
Deds754/
Dejs754/
Dges754/
Tdes753/
Desj752/
Deec752/
Tdee752/
Dexs751/
De's751/
Deső751/
Deás751/
Deïs751/
Dezs751/
Dejesse73116/
Deetsch7340/
Daweesh737/
Dehesht735/
Doweesh734/
Deuesch731/
Dehesch731/
Daweese731/
Deyesse731/
De67705,943/
Dawes6727,055/
Desse678,490/
Desch674,517/
Dyess674,353/
Deche674,228/
Deiss673,602/
Dheer672,783/
Dejos672,706/
Dezső672,241/
Dease672,029/
Dehsh671,972/
Deist671,662/
Deise671,287/
Deats671,130/
Dehas671,109/
Dayes671,018/
Deias67965/
Deuss67794/
Deshe67635/
Dessì67599/
Deuse67540/
Deyts67472/
Dajes67388/
Daues67313/
Dejas67303/
Deerr67300/
Deisz67298/
Diess67251/
Deijs67239/
Dezse67233/
D'Eer67210/
Deehr67202/
Deits67181/
Deish67141/
Dehec67138/
Deyce67130/
Deust67116/
Dowes67110/
Diesh6786/
Deuis6782/
Deuez6780/
Deihs6772/
Dhesh6765/
Duess6757/
Diyes6757/
Deyas6755/
Diehs6749/
Deush6744/
Deyss6744/
Deuhs6744/
Deyse6741/
D'Aes6741/
Daies6739/
Dieas6738/
Değeç6735/
Doyes6730/
Deice6730/
Detse6730/
Deyis6730/
Detts6728/
Deece6726/
Deuts6726/
Diesz6724/
Dhese6722/
Desce6722/
Doess6720/
Deech6718/
Değeş6718/
Deace6717/
Duies6716/
Deads6715/
Däges6715/
Deyst6714/
Dojes6714/
Doues6713/
Deije6711/
Dhies6710/
Dheus678/
Deuce677/
Dheep677/
Deyos675/
Deïss675/
Descz674/
Deash674/
Deast674/
Dijes674/
Deeii673/
Dyies673/
Tdeys673/
Deyez673/
Daesh673/
Dhess673/
Deyus672/
Dexss672/
Desdh672/
Desht672/
Diezs672/
Deepp672/
Deass672/
de He672/
Dheed672/
Dujes672/
Deiys672/
Deïas672/
Dejez672/
Dejis672/
Dgeeh672/
De'er672/
Dehys672/
Deasc672/
Dheys672/
Desst672/
Hddes671/
Hdges671/
Doies671/
Dhues671/
Deysh671/
Dezss671/
Dheet671/
Deshs671/
Dedds671/
Dedse671/
Dedsh671/
Deedp671/
Deiez671/
Deisp671/
Doesh671/
Dheis671/
Duyes671/
Deeie671/
Deths671/
Dejós671/
De'eh671/
D'Ess671/
D'Est671/
Dessh671/
Dessj671/
Dezsø671/
Dheds671/
Da'ee671/
Deejd671/
Tdeed671/
des S671/
Deuds671/
Deysx671/
Dgesh671/
Dejçe671/
Ddesc671/
Dehss671/
Deehh671/
Deejt671/
Dieys671/
Dhesz671/
Dheeh671/
Hdeet671/
Hdehe671/
Hdies671/
Deett670/
Deedz670/
Deids670/
Deerz670/

Dees Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dees in the Russian language
Деесdees-

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