Dekkers Surname

47,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,810 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Dekkers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dekkers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands8,8861:1,900119
Belgium7601:15,1272,311
United States3191:1,136,23581,718
Germany1401:575,03946,885
France1101:603,84379,953
Australia1021:264,66424,097
Canada831:443,92338,562
England631:884,41445,970
South Africa611:888,15957,770
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
Suriname381:14,5433,502
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
Austria181:473,08046,251
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Laos41:1,647,081888
China31:455,773,85521,925
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Dekkers (17) may also be a first name.

Dekkers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dekkers (Russian: Деккерс) is most common in The Netherlands. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dekkers? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 47,794th most common family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 674,149 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Dekkers live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe. Dekkers is also the 2,694,839th most frequent forename internationally It is held by 17 people.

The last name is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 8,886 people, or 1 in 1,900. In The Netherlands Dekkers is mostly found in: North Brabant, where 48 percent reside, South Holland, where 15 percent reside and Gelderland, where 11 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands this last name is found in 47 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Dekkers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dekkers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dekkers last name increased 3,544 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 6,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dekkers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dekkers surname are 17.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dekkers earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 10.35% more than the national average, earning R 262,224 per year; in United States they earn 13.53% more than the national average, earning $48,985 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.81% more than the national average, earning $53,564 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deckkers932/
Dekers9212/
Deckers8610,513/
Dikkers86605/
Diekers86143/
Deykers8692/
Deakers8650/
Dekeers868/
Dezkers861/
Daekers860/
Dekkars860/
Dekkersová822/
Deijkers80551/
Dieckers8010/
Deuckers801/
Dhoekers801/
Dakers771,103/
Dykers77125/
Dokers7721/
Dekors7711/
Decers774/
Dekars771/
Dikers771/
D'Hoekers7542/
D'Heckers751/
Dijkers71872/
Dickers71286/
Duykers71256/
Duikers71128/
Dackers7199/
Dockers7197/
Dyckers7151/
Dykgers7113/
Dekhors719/
Dechers713/
Dhokers712/
Dekorsz711/
Düykers711/
D'Akers711/
Dakersh711/
Deckars710/
Deacers710/
Daikers710/
Duijkers67533/
Duyckers6733/
Duickers6720/
Dequerst677/
D'Hokers672/
Daickers670/
Dickgers670/
Disskers670/

Dekkers Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dekkers in the Russian language
Деккерсdekkers-

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