Dehya Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Dehya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dehya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Dehya (24) may also be a first name.

Dehya Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dehya Come From? nationality or country of origin

Dehya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺣﻲ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dehya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Dehya is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Dehya reside; 63 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Dehya is also the 2,187,323rd most frequent given name at a global level, borne by 24 people.

It is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 1,023,716. In Mauritania it is mostly found in: Brakna Region, where 75 percent are found and Hodh Chargui Region, where 25 percent are found. Excluding Mauritania this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 13 percent are found and Bahrain, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dehyah9147/
Dehyas911/
Deya895,289/
Deha891,439/
Dahya801,818/
Deyaa801,234/
Dhaya801,034/
Dehye80871/
Dhiya80842/
Dhuya80804/
Dieya80778/
Dehah80632/
Deyah80371/
Dhoya80352/
Dheya80237/
Deeya80107/
Deyas8055/
Dohya8023/
Dehia8020/
Dehha8017/
Deyad8016/
Dehyd8015/
Deyat8014/
Deiha8013/
Deyaz8013/
Deihy8012/
Dehyo8011/
Dhyia809/
Dheha807/
Deuha805/
Dihya805/
Dehaa803/
Duhya802/
Deyap802/
Ddeya802/
Dehyi802/
Deyau802/
Dehys802/
D'Eya801/
Dehja801/
D'Eha801/
Deyha801/
Dey75842,868/
Dea7513,620/
Dahaya73281/
Dhiyad73257/
Dhayad73124/
Deyapp7382/
Dheyad7368/
Dheyaa7336/
Dhayat7330/
Deyaya7327/
Dihyah7312/
Dhoyad7312/
Dhayas7311/
Dhayaa7311/
Dhauya738/
Dhiyah737/
Dejaya737/
Dhoyas737/
Dhiyat737/
Deeyae734/
Dhehad734/
Dhiyas734/
Deyahs734/
Deeaya734/
Deiaya733/
Dhaaya733/
Dahyah733/
Dhooya733/
Deyova733/
Deyahe732/
Dehach732/
Dhouya731/
Deyath731/
Dhdeya731/
Dhhiya731/
Dhieya731/
Dehath731/
Dehatt731/
Dehyoh731/
Dehaÿe731/
Diehiy731/
Deyaia731/
Deyash731/
Dihyat731/
Dhayah731/
Dheeya731/
Dhiyae731/
Deehea731/
Deheoy730/
Daya6726,700/
Dahy6715,298/
Diya6713,363/
Deyi677,975/
Deas677,598/
Deja675,839/
Doya675,686/
Duya675,533/
Deye675,425/
Deyo674,966/
Deah671,485/
Deih671,424/
Deys67967/
Dyja67965/
Dhai67963/
Diea67555/
Deat67508/
Dhuy67402/
Deuh67359/
Dhey67333/
Dhea67332/
Dohy67326/
Deap67306/
Dyia67219/
Duhy67177/
Dhay67170/
Dead67155/
Deea67143/
Dhau67120/
Deaz67103/
Doeh6796/
Dhaj6793/
Dhoa6792/
Deyu6791/
Dhoy6778/
Dhaa6763/
Deia6759/
Dejy6752/
Dúha6748/
Diey6739/
Deua6736/
Deyé6729/
Deyt6722/
Deyß6719/
Douhaya6719/
Deae6718/
Deey6717/
Deyh6714/
Deyá6712/
Deuy6711/
Dyya679/
Ddey678/
Hdea678/
Deyà677/
D'Ey676/
Dèhy675/
Deyz675/
Dhye673/
Deyd672/
Deyeaux672/
Dhéa672/
Dahyash672/
Deyy672/
Dejh672/
Ddea671/
Dhayach671/
Tdey671/
Dhaî671/
Dóya671/
Tdea671/
Dehiash671/
Dyoa671/
Déha671/
Déhy671/
Déya671/
Deîh671/
Dhahaya671/
Dhoyaya671/
Deyj671/
Dhuhaya671/

Dehya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dehya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﺣﻲdhy66.67
ﺩﻫﻴﺎdhya33.33

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dehya
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