Deken Surname

338,461st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,087 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Deken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Deken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3561:1,018,14374,968
Netherlands3051:55,3689,518
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
France871:763,48093,619
Indonesia461:2,874,982163,265
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Belgium151:766,44363,354
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
China21:683,660,78330,601
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Deken (184) may also be a first name.

Deken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Deken (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻛﻦ, Oriya: େଦେକନ୍, Russian: Декен) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Deken.

How Common Is The Last Name Deken? popularity and diffusion

Deken is the 338,461st most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 6,704,274 people. Deken occurs mostly in Europe, where 38 percent of Deken reside; 38 percent reside in Western Europe and 30 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Deken is also the 671,014th most frequently used forename world-wide It is held by 184 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 356 people, or 1 in 1,018,143. In The United States it is most frequent in: Missouri, where 46 percent live, Oklahoma, where 10 percent live and Indiana, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 28 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 28 percent live and Egypt, where 17 percent live.

Deken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Deken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Deken last name grew 1,369 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Deken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Deken last name are 24.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.7% being registered with the party.

Deken earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.97% more than the national average, earning $47,882 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deeken912,140/
Dieken91889/
Decken91463/
Dekien91189/
Deaken9180/
Dekken9123/
Doeken9117/
Deiken912/
Dehken911/
Dekoen911/
Dekuen911/
Dekenn911/
Dekn892/
Deecken83205/
Deikhen83102/
Deicken8345/
Deetken8327/
Dekenne8324/
Dekuehn8314/
Deacken8311/
Diecken8310/
Deekien833/
Deccken833/
Deykhen832/
Dekienė832/
Deckent831/
Deakeng830/
Deasken830/
Diken806,389/
Doken801,151/
Dekin80888/
Daken80438/
Döken80416/
Dyken80194/
Decen80148/
Dekyn80141/
Dekne8026/
Diekn803/
Deqen801/
Dezkn801/
Dekhn801/
Deikhene7768/
Dekenova7747/
Deikienė7732/
Deykhene7718/
Deakin7313,293/
Dicken735,905/
Dechen732,660/
Dakeen732,529/
Dokken732,226/
Deykin731,045/
Docken731,020/
Dekhne73991/
Decaen73921/
Dikken73908/
Daiken73674/
Dekina73664/
Detkin73454/
Dhekne73313/
Dijken73235/
Dequen73233/
Decoen73206/
Dekyna73153/
Dacken7381/
Detkyn7372/
Deikyn7364/
Dakken7362/
Dekint7342/
Dakien7341/
Dikoen7327/
Deikin7320/
Dhoken7317/
Dhaken7317/
Deškin7313/
Dekind7311/
Doekin7311/
Dedkin7310/
Dhiken736/
Deckne736/
Dedkyn736/
Dysken735/
Dayken734/
Deicen734/
Deakyn733/
Daekin733/
Deckem733/
Dioken733/
Diekin733/
Daaken733/
Deskyn733/
Deckin732/
Dokien732/
Decuen732/
Dekynt732/
Dakoen732/
Deakne732/
Doiken732/
Dehkne731/
Dykeun731/
Duiken731/
Diceen731/
Deukin731/
Djæken731/
Dokoen731/
Dejkin731/
Dehkin731/
Daqeen731/
Dyoken731/
Dikeen731/
Deqeen731/
Deekin730/
Deacen730/
Dekion730/
Deykina67739/
Dekindt67341/
Dekyndt67256/
Deachen67132/
Deichen67129/
Deshkin67101/
Deikyna6782/
Dechkin6752/
Duisken6724/
Deechen6720/
Doikaen6714/
Deikina6713/
Dequien6713/
Deshkyn6713/
Deikhne6712/
Deekina6711/
Dequeen6710/
Daikhen679/
Dikienė678/
Dahaken677/
Dekkina675/
Dizkent675/
Deaking674/
Dikkoen674/
Dickenn672/
Decn672/
Dedkind671/
Dockken671/
Dhakaen671/
Dhechen671/
Daiqeen671/
Dackeen671/
Decoenn671/
Dagqeen671/
Dahqeen671/
Dakn671/
Desquen671/
Dickeng671/
Daykeng671/
Dokn671/
Djkn671/
Deiking671/
Dikn671/
Deackin670/
Daehkin670/
Dicehen670/

Deken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Deken in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﻛﻦdkn-
Deken in the Oriya language
େଦେକନ୍edekan-
Deken in the Russian language
Декенdeken-

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