Dekys Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Dekys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dekys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Dekyš (8) & Dekýš (193) are calculated separately.

Dekys Last Name Facts

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

Dekys is found in Slovakia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Dekyš or Dekýš. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dekys? popularity and diffusion

Dekys is the 10,311,814th most numerous family name globally, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Dekys reside; 67 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 67 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Slovakia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 2,668,225. In Slovakia it is most common in: Bratislava Region, where 50 percent reside and Nitra Region, where 50 percent reside. Beside Slovakia Dekys occurs in one country. It is also found in France, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dekyš938/
Deckys9148/
Dekays910/
Dekýš87193/
Dekydts831/
Dekeyse831/
Dekis80316/
Dekes8012/
Dykys802/
Dekysova775/
Deakes73205/
Dekese73172/
Dehkes7384/
Deykes7369/
Deekes7358/
Deskis7349/
Deckes7324/
Dekais7318/
Deskes7311/
Deikis736/
Dekiss735/
Diekes733/
Dekkis732/
Dekess732/
Decoys732/
Dekhis732/
Dekees731/
Dekkes731/
Deikes731/
Diekis731/
Dekeis730/
Dekish730/
Dekeshe67149/
Dekesse6794/
Tdekese6775/
Deiskes6746/
Dieckes6734/
Deackes6730/
Dekaise6729/
Dekuyssche6719/
Dekheus678/
Deyques676/
Dickeys673/
Dehkish671/
Deckies671/
Dekeesh671/
Dekhiss671/
Dekedts671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Dekys
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