Dekan Surname
Approximately 1,721 people bear this surname
Dekan Surname Definition:
(English) One who assisted priest or minister.
Dekan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 409 | 1:111,302 | 15,885 |
| Slovakia | 273 | 1:19,547 | 3,048 |
| Benin | 200 | 1:51,678 | 6,508 |
| Russia | 161 | 1:895,174 | 71,277 |
| United States | 151 | 1:2,400,390 | 147,856 |
| Serbia | 77 | 1:92,792 | 7,610 |
| Austria | 55 | 1:154,826 | 20,536 |
| Czechia | 55 | 1:193,336 | 28,224 |
| Belarus | 51 | 1:186,295 | 24,218 |
| Kazakhstan | 40 | 1:442,062 | 33,686 |
| Germany | 33 | 1:2,439,559 | 124,421 |
| Turkey | 32 | 1:2,431,919 | 77,125 |
| Ivory Coast | 24 | 1:961,301 | 23,927 |
| Malaysia | 20 | 1:1,474,711 | 61,770 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18 | 1:196,467 | 11,001 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Iran | 4 | 1:19,195,631 | 219,601 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
The alternate forms: Děkan (129), Dékan (1) & Dékán (232) are calculated separately.
Dekan (1,437) may also be a first name.
Dekan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) One who assisted priest or minister.
Dekan Demographics
Average Dekan Salary in
United States
$38,935 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dekan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dekan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dekan (Hindi: डेकण, Marathi: ढेकन, Russian: Декань) is most common in Ukraine. It can occur as: Děkan, Dékan or Dékán. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dekan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 234,133rd most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,234,483 people. The last name Dekan occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Dekan live; 52 percent live in Eastern Europe and 33 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Dekan is also the 205,834th most widespread forename globally, borne by 1,437 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Ukraine, where it is carried by 409 people, or 1 in 111,302. In Ukraine Dekan is most common in: Luhansk Oblast, where 33 percent live, Poltava Oblast, where 24 percent live and Donetsk Oblast, where 14 percent live. Besides Ukraine this last name occurs in 44 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 16 percent live and Benin, where 12 percent live.
Dekan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Dekan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dekan last name rose 1,510 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Dekan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Dekan last name is principally Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Dekan are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.
Dekan earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.77% less than the national average, earning $38,935 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dekan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dekan in the Marathi language | ||
| ढेकन | dhekana | - |
| Dekan in the Hindi language | ||
| डेकण | dekana | 50 |
| देकन | dekana | 50 |
| Dekan in the Russian language | ||
| Декань | dekan | - |
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Footnotes
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