Deheye Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Deheye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Deheye (19) may also be a first name.
Deheye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Deheye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Deheye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻫﻲ) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Deheye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Deheye is the 4,427,875th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Deheye is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Deheye reside; 65 percent reside in East Africa and 45 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Deheye is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 19 people.
This surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania Deheye is primarily found in: Kigoma Region, where 44 percent are found, Mbeya Region, where 44 percent are found and Tabora Region, where 11 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 20 percent are found and Somalia, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Deheye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Deheye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﻫﻲ | dhy | - |
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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
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- 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 Deheye
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