Dekany Surname

812,930th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 343 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Dekany Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dekany Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1061:3,419,424193,489
Slovakia511:104,63619,871
Hungary411:239,42119,309
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
England181:3,095,448105,421
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
France121:5,535,227269,324
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Croatia101:422,86035,095
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Dékany (23), Dekány (11), Dékány (3,245) & Dékâny (3) are calculated separately.

Dekany (17) may also be a first name.

Dekany Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dekany is found most frequently in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms: Dékany, Dekány, Dékány or Dékâny. For other potential spellings of Dekany click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dekany? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 812,930th most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 21,246,490 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 55 percent of Dekany reside; 39 percent reside in North America and 36 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 17 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 106 people, or 1 in 3,419,424. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New Jersey, where 20 percent are found, Nevada, where 12 percent are found and Florida, where 11 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name exists in 26 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 15 percent are found and Hungary, where 12 percent are found.

Dekany Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dekany surname are 1.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.17% being registered with the political party.

The amount Dekany earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.9% less than the national average, earning $42,330 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.9% less than the national average, earning $45,758 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dékany9423/
Dekány9411/
Dekaney9213/
Dekanyi921/
Dékány893,245/
Dékâny893/
Dekhhany861/
Dekasney861/
Dekani83350/
Dekanj83217/
Dekane83134/
Dekana8340/
Dekony8339/
Dikany8329/
Dekaná834/
Decany831/
Dhekane774,436/
Dekhane77541/
Dekhani77380/
Dehkani77169/
Decaney7749/
Decanay7745/
Dekaneh7729/
Dhekana7728/
Dekgani7721/
Dekaine7716/
Dhekani7713/
Dekkani776/
Dekanea776/
Dekkane775/
Dekhana774/
Diekane772/
Dehkane771/
Djkanny771/
Dekanie771/
Dikanyi771/
Dekangi771/
Decanny770/
Dekanich7186/
Dezkhani7150/
Dekaneas7123/
Dekhgani7122/
Dehkhani7118/
Dehkaneh718/
Deikhane716/
Dhekaane715/
Dhekhane715/
Dekhanna714/
Diekhane714/
Dekanaja713/
Dekanipp712/
Dezkaneh711/
Dekanets711/
Dekhanne711/
Dedkhani711/
Dhekanes711/
Dikana672,385/
Dikane67902/
Dikani67663/
Decani6770/
Deqani6769/
Decaigney6719/
Decane6717/
Decana6714/
Dikány6710/
Dekona677/
Dehkhaneh673/
Dekoni672/
Deqane671/
Dykani671/
Decony670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dekany
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