Dékány Surname

137,976th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,245 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Dékány Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dékány Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary3,0381:3,231372
Slovakia1861:28,6914,952
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Dékany (23), Dekány (11), Dékâny (3) & Dekany (343) are calculated separately.

Dékány Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dékány is borne by more people in Hungary than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Dékany, Dekány, Dékâny or Dekany. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dékány? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dékány is the 137,976th most common surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,245,777 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Dékány reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 94 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

The surname is most common in Hungary, where it is carried by 3,038 people, or 1 in 3,231. In Hungary it is primarily concentrated in: Csongrád County, where 24 percent reside, Budapest, where 15 percent reside and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Hungary Dékány exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 6 percent reside and Czechia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dékany9423/
Dekány9411/
Dékâny943/
Dékányi9213/
Dékán91232/
Dekany89343/
Dikány8310/
Dékáná831/
Dkny802/
Dikán7383/
Dukán7367/
Dékáň731/
Dékan731/
Dokny731/
Daknyo67137/
Dekony6739/
Dukony6738/
Dekeny6732/
Dikany6729/
Dukany6725/
Dkn6724/
Deknya6717/
Dokhny678/
Dakany677/
Dakhny676/
Dukuny675/
Dikuny673/
Dágány673/
Dokany672/
Dukeny671/
Duckny671/
Dekney671/
Daknyu671/
Dokney671/
Dkhany671/
Dokony671/
Dikiny671/
Dókáné671/
Dakuny671/
Dakney670/

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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 Dékány
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