Dehecq Surname

1,453,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 147 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Dehecq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dehecq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1361:488,40268,701
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dehecq Last Name Facts

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

Dehecq occurs most in France. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Dehecq.

How Common Is The Last Name Dehecq? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,453,389th most commonly held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 49,575,142 people. The last name Dehecq occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Dehecq live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Dehecq is most prevalent in France, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 488,402. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 22 percent are found, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 19 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account France this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 5 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dehec91138/
Dehecque861/
Deheck83124/
Deeq805,950/
Decq80596/
Dehq802/
Deec802/
Dheq801/
Deeck73111/
Dekhe7320/
Diehc732/
Dheck732/
Dehke731/
Hdhcq731/
Hdeeq731/
Dechc731/
Dec6711,783/
Deq671,269/
Dhuicq67207/
Deecke67206/
Decque67199/
Dethke678/
Deekhe671/
Zeheck671/
Deishc671/
Deshke671/

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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 Dehecq
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