Dejan

Dejan Meaning & Origin

About Dejan
The surname Dejan is of Slavic origin and is derived from the personal name Dejan, which means "to act" or "to do" in Serbian and Croatian. It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Dejan. The name Dejan is often associated with qualities such as determination, action, and accomplishment.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Dejan is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Dejan: 138
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 124,548
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Dejan based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Dejan is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TJN
🗽 NYSIIS
DA
🔊 Soundex
D0205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
D IH0 JH AA1 N
🌐 IPA
/dejan*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TJN', 'THN')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
D250

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Dejan in Braille

Here's how to represent Dejan in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Dejan in braille

How to sign the name Dejan using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Dejan using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Dejan in sign language

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