Dekeyster Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Dekeyster Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 20 | 1:574,832 | 53,219 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Dekeyster Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dekeyster Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dekeyster is found most in Belgium. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dekeyster? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dekeyster is the 3,957,383rd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name Dekeyster occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Dekeyster reside; 84 percent reside in Western Europe and 76 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
Dekeyster is most widespread in Belgium, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 574,832. In Belgium Dekeyster is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 95 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 5 percent reside. Besides Belgium Dekeyster occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 8 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dekester | 94 | 80 | / |
| Dekeyste | 94 | 3 | / |
| Dekeister | 89 | 415 | / |
| Dekeuster | 89 | 203 | / |
| Dekuester | 89 | 1 | / |
| Dekeyther | 89 | 1 | / |
| Deketer | 88 | 53 | / |
| Dekeyte | 88 | 1 | / |
| Dekeste | 88 | 1 | / |
| Dekeater | 82 | 9 | / |
| Dekaster | 82 | 2 | / |
| Dekuyter | 82 | 2 | / |
| Deketere | 82 | 2 | / |
| Dekister | 82 | 1 | / |
| Decester | 82 | 0 | / |
| Dekete | 80 | 189 | / |
| Deceuster | 78 | 152 | / |
| Dechester | 78 | 3 | / |
| Diekieter | 78 | 0 | / |
| Dekaste | 75 | 13 | / |
| Dekater | 75 | 10 | / |
| Dekethe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dekiter | 75 | 0 | / |
| Decaster | 71 | 87 | / |
| Diekeite | 71 | 2 | / |
| Deketeph | 71 | 1 | / |
| Decuyter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Decoeste | 71 | 0 | / |
| Dekate | 67 | 6,391 | / |
| Dikete | 67 | 536 | / |
| Deketi | 67 | 8 | / |
| Deketa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Decauster | 67 | 2 | / |
| Decete | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dekite | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dequestre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Descouter | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Dekeyster
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