Dekis Surname

860,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Algeria

Dekis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dekis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1411:551,92530,462
Algeria1021:378,74133,117
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Dekiš (11), Dekiş (1) & Dekíš (13) are calculated separately.

Dekis (364) may also be a first name.

Dekis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dekis (Russian: Декис) is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Dekiš, Dekiş or Dekíš. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dekis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 860,770th most common family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 23,061,854 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 46 percent of Dekis live; 45 percent live in West Asia and 45 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 456,229th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 364 people.

The surname Dekis is most common in Turkey, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 551,925. In Turkey Dekis is most common in: Mersin Province, where 95 percent are found and Ankara Province, where 5 percent are found. Besides Turkey this surname exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 32 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Dekis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dekis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dekis last name grew 1,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dekis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dekis last name are 45.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 92.31% registered with the political party.

The amount Dekis earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 23.27% more than the national average, earning $53,191 USD per year and in Canada they earn 123.44% more than the national average, earning $111,014 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dekiš9311/
Dekiş931/
Deskis9149/
Dekais9118/
Deikis916/
Dekiss915/
Dekhis912/
Dekkis912/
Diekis911/
Dekeis910/
Dekish910/
Dekíš8713/
Dekaise8329/
Doekies8317/
Dekhiss831/
Dehkish831/
Deckies831/
Dakis801,357/
Decis80329/
Dokis80270/
Dikis80166/
Dekes8012/
Dekys803/
Dykis801/
Diekhuis7754/
Dekisova773/
Diekhois772/
Dekoisse771/
Deakes73205/
Dekese73172/
Doekes73161/
Dehkes7384/
Dequis7371/
Deykes7369/
Dokish7362/
Dekich7359/
Deekes7358/
Deckys7348/
Decuis7346/
Dakhis7334/
Dikijs7331/
Dikcis7328/
Deckes7324/
Deacis7316/
Dackis7314/
Deskes7311/
Dickis739/
Dykcis738/
Deicis734/
Dakish734/
Diekes733/
Dakiss733/
Dhokis733/
Daikis732/
Dechis732/
Dakkis732/
Dekess732/
Dokisz732/
Dekkes731/
Deikes731/
Decois731/
Deccis731/
Daakis731/
Dekees731/
Dhikis731/
Doykis731/
Daekes731/
Dikhis731/
Dikise731/
Dikkis731/
Deceis731/
Dekays730/
Daykis730/
Dekkische711/
Dykhuis67425/
Dekeshe67149/
Deiques67120/
Dekesse6794/
Tdekese6775/
Deiches6748/
Deiskes6746/
Dieckes6734/
Deackes6730/
Dickies6719/
Deckich6716/
Dekheus678/
Deaquis677/
Dakhish676/
Dhakais674/
Dikisht673/
Descois673/
Dekedts671/
Dekeyse671/
Decoits671/
Dykhais671/
Dekeesh671/
Dekuissche671/
Dekydts671/
Descais671/
Dhikais671/
Dhokais671/
Deheshkish671/
Dogkiss671/
Dequise671/
Decaise670/
Dequies670/

Dekis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dekis in the Russian language
Декисdekis-

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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
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  • 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 Dekis
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