Dědek Surname
Approximately 585 people bear this surname
Dědek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 576 | 1:18,461 | 2,780 |
| Slovakia | 9 | 1:592,939 | 64,129 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Dedek (2,149) & Dédek (1) are calculated separately.
Dědek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dědek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dědek is carried by more people in Czechia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Dedek or Dédek. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dědek? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dědek is the 546,987th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 12,457,343 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Dědek live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in West Slavic Europe.
The surname is most prevalent in Czechia, where it is held by 576 people, or 1 in 18,461. In Czechia it is most common in: Liberec Region, where 28 percent reside, Central Bohemian Region, where 18 percent reside and Hradec Králové Region, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Czechia Dědek is found in one country. It is also common in Slovakia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dedek | 93 | 2,149 | / |
| Dédek | 93 | 1 | / |
| Dydek | 80 | 613 | / |
| Dadek | 80 | 543 | / |
| Dodek | 80 | 485 | / |
| Didek | 80 | 352 | / |
| Dědík | 80 | 25 | / |
| Dědik | 80 | 9 | / |
| Dýdek | 80 | 6 | / |
| Dídek | 80 | 2 | / |
| Dědeková | 77 | 2 | / |
| Dedeke | 73 | 335 | / |
| Dideke | 73 | 45 | / |
| Doddek | 73 | 40 | / |
| Diedek | 73 | 30 | / |
| Dideck | 73 | 16 | / |
| Dodeck | 73 | 13 | / |
| Deidek | 73 | 9 | / |
| Didiek | 73 | 6 | / |
| Dydeck | 73 | 4 | / |
| Didhek | 73 | 4 | / |
| Dodiek | 73 | 3 | / |
| Dhadek | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dyedek | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dadekh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Duidek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dhodek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Deudek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Djedek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Daddek | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dadeck | 73 | 1 | / |
| Doddeck | 67 | 11 | / |
| Dadeikh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Diedeck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djideke | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Dědek
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