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 in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Deheye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,427,875th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Deheye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Deheye are found; 65 percent are found in East Africa and 45 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Deheye is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring forename at a global level, held by 19 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 5,882,401. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Kigoma Region, where 44 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 44 percent reside and Tabora Region, where 11 percent reside. Barring Tanzania this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common 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
- 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 Deheye
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