Deák Surname
Approximately 15,916 people bear this surname
Deák Surname User-submission:
Hungarian occupational surname meaning a literate person, a clerk, a secretary or a student. It is derived from the Latin 'diaconus' and the Greek 'diakonos', which originally meant clergyman, servant of the church. In old Hungarian, 'Deák' language meant Latin.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 14,482 | 1:678 | 58 |
| Slovakia | 653 | 1:8,172 | 845 |
| Romania | 638 | 1:31,470 | 4,006 |
| Czechia | 103 | 1:103,238 | 17,065 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
The alternate forms: Deak (9,494), Deãk (8) & Déak (6) are calculated separately.
Deák (16) may also be a first name.
Deák Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Hungarian occupational surname meaning a literate person, a clerk, a secretary or a student. It is derived from the Latin 'diaconus' and the Greek 'diakonos', which originally meant clergyman, servant of the church. In old Hungarian, 'Deák' language meant Latin.
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Where Does The Last Name Deák Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Deák has its highest incidence in Hungary. It can occur as a variant: Deak, Deãk or Déak. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Deák? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 33,372nd most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 457,875 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Deák live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 91 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held forename worldwide. It is borne by 16 people.
Deák is most commonly held in Hungary, where it is held by 14,482 people, or 1 in 678. In Hungary Deák is most prevalent in: Budapest, where 16 percent are found, Pest County, where 14 percent are found and Csongrád County, where 7 percent are found. Not including Hungary this surname occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 4 percent are found and Romania, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deak | 92 | 9,494 | / |
| Deãk | 92 | 8 | / |
| Deják | 89 | 1 | / |
| Déak | 83 | 6 | / |
| Deek | 75 | 1,844 | / |
| Daek | 75 | 1,406 | / |
| Diek | 75 | 1,023 | / |
| Doek | 75 | 992 | / |
| Duek | 75 | 887 | / |
| Dejk | 75 | 413 | / |
| Deik | 75 | 364 | / |
| Deyk | 75 | 235 | / |
| Dyek | 75 | 204 | / |
| Diák | 75 | 88 | / |
| Deok | 75 | 43 | / |
| Deuk | 75 | 26 | / |
| Deác | 75 | 1 | / |
| Deáková | 73 | 820 | / |
| Dayek | 67 | 4,418 | / |
| Deike | 67 | 3,819 | / |
| Deiak | 67 | 1,747 | / |
| Diyek | 67 | 804 | / |
| Douek | 67 | 788 | / |
| Dejak | 67 | 506 | / |
| Dehak | 67 | 460 | / |
| Dowek | 67 | 413 | / |
| Dajek | 67 | 402 | / |
| Deyak | 67 | 349 | / |
| Doyek | 67 | 259 | / |
| Deick | 67 | 163 | / |
| Deijk | 67 | 111 | / |
| Dejek | 67 | 108 | / |
| Deyke | 67 | 93 | / |
| Deuke | 67 | 61 | / |
| Deack | 67 | 53 | / |
| Dauek | 67 | 51 | / |
| Daiek | 67 | 44 | / |
| Deyck | 67 | 33 | / |
| Deoke | 67 | 32 | / |
| Dieok | 67 | 31 | / |
| Dejke | 67 | 28 | / |
| Dejok | 67 | 23 | / |
| Dawek | 67 | 22 | / |
| Deake | 67 | 18 | / |
| Deekh | 67 | 17 | / |
| Deock | 67 | 14 | / |
| Deikh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Deuck | 67 | 11 | / |
| Deyuk | 67 | 11 | / |
| Dyják | 67 | 10 | / |
| Deyek | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dheek | 67 | 5 | / |
| Deeok | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dea'k | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ddeik | 67 | 3 | / |
| De'ak | 67 | 3 | / |
| Deyok | 67 | 3 | / |
| Deuik | 67 | 2 | / |
| Deyks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Diehk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djeik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhuek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deuks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhaek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deoks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dujek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deook | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dheyk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deeak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dheik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dejsk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hdiek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deiok | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dehok | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dyjek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dyeck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Diják | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deugk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dejik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daeck | 67 | 0 | / |
| Deiks | 67 | 0 | / |
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- 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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