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 surname Deks (Marathi: डॅक्स, Russian: Декс) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Deks? popularity and diffusion

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

This surname is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 69,733,217. In India it is most frequent in: Assam, where 91 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 9 percent reside. Excluding India this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent reside and Brazil, where 5 percent reside.

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

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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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