Dědek Surname

546,987th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 585 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Dědek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dědek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia5761:18,4612,780
Slovakia91:592,93964,129
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

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 occurs in Czechia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Dedek or Dédek. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dědek? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 546,987th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 12,457,343 people. The last name Dědek is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Dědek reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Czechia, where it is borne by 576 people, or 1 in 18,461. In Czechia Dědek is most frequent in: Liberec Region, where 28 percent live, Central Bohemian Region, where 18 percent live and Hradec Králové Region, where 14 percent live. Besides Czechia this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Slovakia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dedek932,149/
Dédek931/
Dydek80613/
Dadek80543/
Dodek80485/
Didek80352/
Dědík8025/
Dědik809/
Dýdek806/
Dídek802/
Dědeková772/
Dedeke73335/
Dideke7345/
Doddek7340/
Diedek7330/
Dideck7316/
Dodeck7313/
Deidek739/
Didiek736/
Dydeck734/
Didhek734/
Dodiek733/
Dhadek732/
Dyedek732/
Dadekh731/
Duidek731/
Dhodek731/
Deudek731/
Djedek731/
Daddek731/
Dadeck731/
Doddeck6711/
Dadeikh675/
Diedeck671/
Djideke671/

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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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