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) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Deheye.
How Common Is The Last Name Deheye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,427,875th most numerous last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Deheye is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Deheye reside; 65 percent reside in East Africa and 45 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 19 people.
The surname Deheye is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania Deheye is primarily concentrated in: Kigoma Region, where 44 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 44 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Chad, where 20 percent reside and Somalia, where 20 percent reside.
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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