Deák Surname

33,372nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,916 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

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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Deák Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary14,4821:67858
Slovakia6531:8,172845
Romania6381:31,4704,006
Czechia1031:103,23817,065
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
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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.

- kalman1959
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Deák Last Name Facts

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

The surname Deák occurs more in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Deak, Deãk or Déak. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Deák? popularity and diffusion

The last name Deák is the 33,372nd most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 457,875 people. The last name Deák is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Deák live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 91 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. Deák is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held given name worldwide, held by 16 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Hungary, where it is carried by 14,482 people, or 1 in 678. In Hungary it is most numerous in: Budapest, where 16 percent reside, Pest County, where 14 percent reside and Csongrád County, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Hungary it occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 4 percent reside and Romania, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deak929,494/
Deãk928/
Deják891/
Déak836/
Deek751,844/
Daek751,406/
Diek751,023/
Doek75992/
Duek75887/
Dejk75413/
Deik75364/
Deyk75235/
Dyek75204/
Diák7588/
Deok7543/
Deuk7526/
Deác751/
Deáková73820/
Dayek674,418/
Deike673,819/
Deiak671,747/
Diyek67804/
Douek67788/
Dejak67506/
Dehak67460/
Dowek67413/
Dajek67402/
Deyak67349/
Doyek67259/
Deick67163/
Deijk67111/
Dejek67108/
Deyke6793/
Deuke6761/
Deack6753/
Dauek6751/
Daiek6744/
Deyck6733/
Deoke6732/
Dieok6731/
Dejke6728/
Dejok6723/
Dawek6722/
Deake6718/
Deekh6717/
Deock6714/
Deikh6712/
Deuck6711/
Deyuk6711/
Dyják6710/
Deyek677/
Dheek675/
Deeok675/
Dea'k674/
Ddeik673/
De'ak673/
Deyok673/
Deuik672/
Deyks671/
Diehk671/
Djeik671/
Dhuek671/
Deuks671/
Dhaek671/
Deoks671/
Dujek671/
Deook671/
Dheyk671/
Deeak671/
Dheik671/
Dejsk671/
Hdiek671/
Deiok671/
Dehok671/
Dyjek671/
Dyeck671/
Diják671/
Deugk671/
Dejik671/
Daeck670/
Deiks670/
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