Deks Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Deks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Deks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India111:69,733,217610,955
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Deks (62) may also be a first name.

Deks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Deks (Marathi: डॅक्स, Russian: Декс) occurs most in India. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Deks? popularity and diffusion

The surname Deks is the 4,427,875th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name Deks occurs predominantly in Asia, where 65 percent of Deks live; 55 percent live in South Asia and 55 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,246,114th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 62 people.

Deks is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 69,733,217. In India Deks is most prevalent in: Assam, where 91 percent live and Maharashtra, where 9 percent live. Barring India it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent live and Brazil, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deeks892,464/
Dieks89362/
Decks8940/
Dekse8918/
Deaks8913/
Deksh894/
Doeks893/
Deyks891/
Dekst891/
Desks891/
Deuks891/
Deiks890/
Diecks80268/
Deakes80205/
Deykes8069/
Deekes8058/
Doecks806/
Dheyks802/
Deycks801/
Deksse801/
Deicks801/
Deikes801/
Deacks800/
Diks752,477/
Dyks75376/
Daks75290/
Doks7538/
Degs752/
Dekz751/
Dexs751/
Deackes7330/
Deeksht732/
Deksova732/
Dieckss731/
Decksse731/
Dykes6725,684/
Dicks6715,465/
Deckx671,085/
Daksh67973/
Dijks67778/
Doksh67427/
Deggs67255/
Docks67165/
Dacks67127/
Deics6769/
Dycks6743/
Dakss6728/
Dikse6715/
Dakhs6711/
Dhaks676/
Diksh675/
Decse674/
Dechs674/
Degse672/
Daiks672/
Dakks672/
Dexss672/
Decsh671/
Decsd671/
Diecs671/
Deegs671/
Diegs671/
Dayks671/
Decss671/
Dakgs671/
Dioks671/
Deysx671/
Daegs671/
Ditks671/
Deigs670/
Daaks670/
Diexs670/
Degss670/

Deks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Deks in the Marathi language
डॅक्सdeksa80
देक्सdeksa20
Deks in the Russian language
Дексdeks-

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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 Deks
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