Dekker Surname

13,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41,753 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Dekker Surname Definition:

“Thatcher” in Old Dutch.

Dekker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands31,3691:53818
United States3,2521:111,45712,111
South Africa1,8081:29,9663,856
Canada1,4201:25,9483,484
Australia7411:36,4314,787
Germany5951:135,30316,470
Russia3891:370,49636,324
France3491:190,32329,635
England2631:211,85618,170
Belgium2451:46,9257,632
New Zealand1981:22,8704,013
Spain1371:341,25619,726
Argentina1341:318,98125,304
Thailand1241:569,66497,190
Switzerland671:122,58112,361
Brazil531:4,039,138109,837
Sweden511:193,07413,358
Denmark411:137,67612,271
Suriname381:14,5433,502
Jamaica291:98,9644,125
Guernsey291:2,222539
Kazakhstan291:609,74142,435
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Aruba231:4,499638
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Belarus211:452,43144,053
Hungary211:467,44230,347
Norway201:257,11427,149
Curaçao191:8,276277
Tajikistan191:441,4053,172
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
Honduras111:801,4954,197
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Estonia81:165,22626,217
China71:195,331,65210,124
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Brunei11:418,7313,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1211:415,03030,604

Dekker (454) may also be a first name.

Dekker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Thatcher” in Old Dutch.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German, Dutch) One who covers roofs with tile, straw or slate; one who came from Deck or Decker, the names of places in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Dekker Last Name Facts

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

Dekker (Russian: Деккер) is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dekker? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dekker is the 13,387th most commonly used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 174,539 people. The last name Dekker occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Dekker are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 77 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Dekker is also the 401,195th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 454 people.

The surname Dekker is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 31,369 people, or 1 in 538. In The Netherlands Dekker is most prevalent in: North Holland, where 31 percent live, South Holland, where 20 percent live and Gelderland, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands it exists in 92 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent live and South Africa, where 4 percent live.

Dekker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dekker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dekker last name increased 2,688 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 3,288 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dekker Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Dekker surname is predominantly Orthodox (86%) in Russia.

In The United States Dekker are 26.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dekker earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 18.49% less than the national average, earning 282,095 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 98.42% more than the national average, earning R 471,516 per year; in United States they earn 15.42% more than the national average, earning $49,804 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.43% more than the national average, earning $52,876 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deckker921,026/
Dekkert92296/
Doekker9216/
Dekkere921/
Dekkker921/
Deukker920/
Deker91846/
Dehekker8627/
Decker83126,674/
Dieker831,927/
Dikker83550/
Deuker83454/
Dekert83366/
Deeker83255/
Dekkir83221/
Doeker83178/
Deaker83172/
Dekher83165/
Deiker83148/
Dokker83109/
Dekier8389/
Dekere8371/
Dekerr838/
Dakker837/
Dekcer836/
Detker834/
Dekear834/
Dekeer833/
Deyker832/
Daeker832/
Dedker832/
Dezker832/
Dykker832/
Dheker831/
Degker831/
Dekeir831/
Dekeur831/
Dekkerová805/
Deucker77143/
Diecker77119/
Dekhert7756/
Deicker7728/
Deckeur7720/
Deatker7717/
Deskere7717/
Deikert7716/
Deesker7716/
Deecker7710/
Deckere779/
Detkerd779/
Dhakker775/
Dettker774/
Dikkert773/
Descker772/
Dhekere772/
Deckerr772/
Deekerd772/
Dejkert772/
Daecker771/
Dedcker771/
Deekert771/
Deitker771/
Dekeerd771/
Deakert771/
Deccker771/
Deckear771/
Deckeer771/
Deacker771/
Doecker771/
Deijker771/
Ddekere771/
Deckier771/
Diekier771/
Detkert771/
Dejkerd771/
Deckerz771/
Diker739,699/
Daker732,780/
Döker731,611/
Dyker73468/
Doker73201/
Dekir73113/
Decer7342/
Dekre736/
Deqer731/
Deskeere7121/
Dechkerd7110/
Dekerová717/
Dheshker713/
Deckerth712/
Deckherr711/
Deckherd710/
Deeycker710/
Dicker677,259/
Duiker674,640/
Docker671,670/
Decher671,512/
Daiker671,004/
Dhaker67724/
Dykier67585/
Dakkir67541/
Dijker67345/
Döcker67161/
Duyker67154/
Dhekir67153/
Dikert67138/
Dayker67132/
Dekire67122/
Dykert6773/
Dacker6770/
Deckerová6768/
Digker6764/
Dycker6761/
Dikere6751/
Dhoker6747/
Dokier6733/
Dakher6729/
Doyker6727/
Dioker6725/
Dequer6724/
Dyoker6721/
Decear6717/
Dökert6717/
Däcker6712/
Daqeer6711/
Doiker677/
Dajker675/
Dikeir675/
Dahker674/
Dekhir674/
Dokear673/
Dakier672/
Deakre672/
Décker672/
Dikkir672/
Dikear671/
Ditker671/
Dhekre671/
Dakear671/
Deshkhere671/
Deceyr671/
Dejkir671/
Deckerova671/
Dekgir671/
Deķere671/
Dikier671/
Dekair671/
Deachkerd671/
Deecer670/

Dekker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dekker in the Russian language
Деккерdekker-

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