Dickes Surname

297,114th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,283 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Dickes Surname Definition:

(German, English) The large or fat man; descendant of Dick, a pet form of Richard (rule, hard).

Dickes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7061:513,39842,994
Germany4671:172,38920,284
Luxembourg471:12,3522,231
England211:2,653,24194,788
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England611:399,59624,084
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1041:482,87234,278

Dickes (47) may also be a first name.

Dickes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German, English) The large or fat man; descendant of Dick, a pet form of Richard (rule, hard).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Dickes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dickes has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dickes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 297,114th most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,680,083 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Dickes live; 55 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,467,136th most widespread forename internationally, held by 47 people.

The surname Dickes is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 706 people, or 1 in 513,398. In The United States Dickes is mostly found in: Nebraska, where 21 percent reside, New York, where 14 percent reside and Iowa, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States Dickes exists in 18 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 36 percent reside and Luxembourg, where 4 percent reside.

Dickes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dickes has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 679 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 66 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dickes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dickes last name are 31.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.93% registered with the political party.

Dickes earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.27% more than the national average, earning $48,877 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dickess92213/
Dieckes9234/
Dickies9219/
Dickeys923/
Dickets921/
Dickeas921/
Dickeus921/
Dikes911,251/
Dices9113/
Dicketts8693/
Dickesse860/
Dyckes83190/
Dikkes83106/
Diskes8328/
Deckes8324/
Duckes8313/
Dickis839/
Diches836/
Dikese835/
Dikesh833/
Dikess833/
Diekes833/
Duikes832/
Dikest831/
Diokes831/
Deikes831/
Deiches7748/
Deiskes7746/
Daiches7737/
Deackes7730/
Dikesch777/
Duckies774/
Daikhes771/
Dieckez771/
Deckies771/
Dukes7332,854/
Dykes7325,684/
Dikeç731,425/
Dicis73362/
Deces73187/
Dikis73166/
Dekes7312/
Dyces732/
Dikez731/
Deichees711/
Decketts710/
Dyches671,644/
Dukesh67398/
Dhicis67299/
Deakes67205/
Dekese67172/
Dehkes6784/
Decess6772/
Deykes6769/
Deekes6758/
Diques6754/
Deckys6748/
Dukess6734/
Dikijs6731/
Dickquist6730/
Dikcis6728/
Deaces6722/
Deches6721/
Dikgez6716/
Dukesz6712/
Decees6711/
Deskes6711/
Dichis6710/
Duckis678/
Deikis676/
Deicis674/
Deceas674/
Duykes673/
Daikis672/
Dykest672/
Dikkez672/
Dekess672/
Dhikis671/
Dikhis671/
Dikise671/
Dikkis671/
Dicuis671/
Dikeshova671/
Dekkes671/
Dykees671/
Dukees671/
Dichez671/
Duckez671/
Diekis671/
Dekees671/
Dekeis670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dickes
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