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 surname Dekeyster occurs most in Belgium. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dekeyster? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,957,383rd most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Dekeyster are found; 84 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most widespread in Belgium, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 574,832. In Belgium it is most common in: Flemish Region, where 95 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 5 percent reside. Barring Belgium it exists in 4 countries. It is also common 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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