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title: "Deans & Associates vs WH Accounting & Advisory: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Deans & Associates or WH Accounting & Advisory? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Kapiti accounting firms set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Deans & Associates vs WH Accounting & Advisory: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, Deans & Associates or WH Accounting & Advisory? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Kapiti accounting firms set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Deans & Associates and WH Accounting & Advisory
- **Competitive set**: Kapiti accounting firms
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Deans & Associates Share of Search**: 0.16%
- **WH Accounting & Advisory Share of Search**: 88.3%

## Which is more popular in search, Deans & Associates or WH Accounting & Advisory?

- In August 2026, WH Accounting & Advisory had more branded searches than Deans & Associates among kapiti accounting firms in New Zealand. WH Accounting & Advisory was estimated to have 22.2K branded searches compared to Deans & Associates’ 40, and held an 88.3% Share of Search versus Deans & Associates’ 0.16%.
- WH Accounting & Advisory was ahead of Deans & Associates in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Deans & Associates’ estimated Share of Search among kapiti accounting firms in New Zealand moved from 0.12% to 0.16%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 30 to 40.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, WH Accounting & Advisory’s estimated Share of Search among kapiti accounting firms in New Zealand moved from 89% to 88.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 22.2K.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand kapiti accounting firms in August 2026?

- In August 2026, WH Accounting & Advisory gained estimated Share of Search among kapiti accounting firms in New Zealand, from 87% to 88.3%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Deans & Associates in New Zealand rose 33.3% over 11 measured months, from 30 to 40 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Deans & Associates estimated searches | Deans & Associates Share of Search | Deans & Associates rank | WH Accounting & Advisory estimated searches | WH Accounting & Advisory Share of Search | WH Accounting & Advisory rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 30 | 0.12% | 5 | 22.2K | 89% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 20 | 0.1% | 5 | 18.1K | 88.1% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 50 | 0.25% | 5 | 18.1K | 90.2% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 40 | 0.19% | 5 | 18.1K | 86.9% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 30 | 0.14% | 5 | 18.1K | 86.8% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 40 | 0.16% | 5 | 22.2K | 86.6% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 20 | 0.09% | 5 | 18.1K | 85.3% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 20 | 0.08% | 5 | 22.2K | 88.3% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 40 | 0.16% | 5 | 22.3K | 86.6% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 30 | 0.14% | 5 | 18.1K | 87% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 40 | 0.16% | 5 | 22.2K | 88.3% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Deans & Associates’ and WH Accounting & Advisory’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Deans & Associates**: Measured on the search terms “deans & associates”, “deans and associates”, “deans and associates kapiti” and “deans associates”, summed into one figure.
- **WH Accounting & Advisory**: Measured on the search terms “wh accounting” and “whaa”, summed into one figure.

- [Deans & Associates profile](/demand/nz/brands/deans-associates)
- [WH Accounting & Advisory profile](/demand/nz/brands/wh-accounting-advisory)
- [All kapiti accounting firms in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-kapiti-accounting-firms): The set both shares are measured inside, 8 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Deans & Associates or WH Accounting & Advisory?

In August 2026, WH Accounting & Advisory had more branded searches than Deans & Associates among kapiti accounting firms in New Zealand. WH Accounting & Advisory was estimated to have 22.2K branded searches compared to Deans & Associates’ 40, and held an 88.3% Share of Search versus Deans & Associates’ 0.16%.

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