Dekadje Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Dekadje Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dekadje Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1371:75,4429,022
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Dekadje (17) may also be a first name.

Dekadje Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dekadje occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Dekadje.

How Common Is The Last Name Dekadje? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,484,726th most widespread family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dekadje live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dekadje is also the 2,694,839th most widely held given name world-wide, held by 17 people.

This last name is most numerous in Benin, where it is carried by 137 people, or 1 in 75,442. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Mono Department, where 72 percent reside, Zou Department, where 22 percent reside and Littoral Department, where 5 percent reside. Not including Benin this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 2 percent reside and Algeria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dekade9284/
Dekedje8648/
Diekade8643/
Dhekade8637/
Decadje864/
Dekhade864/
Dekadji861/
Dekkade861/
Dhekadhe802/
Hdjkadje801/
Dehkadeh801/
Decade77584/
Dekode77183/
Dekoje7738/
Dikade7711/
Dekase7710/
Dekada776/
Dekady771/
Dekadi771/
Dekaji771/
Dekaise7129/
Decades7126/
Dekoude7123/
Dakedje7118/
Daikade7114/
Decadez7110/
Decadet718/
Dekkada717/
Dekaser716/
Deakode714/
Dhikade713/
Descade712/
Dekadai711/
Dekoudj711/
Dikedje711/
Deukode711/
Doikade711/
Dekajiy711/
Dekgadi711/
Dekhadi711/
Dekkadi711/
Dekadiy711/
Decader711/
Dakadji711/
Deukadi711/
Dikadja711/
Diekedie67133/
Dehkhadi6755/
Dekuijer679/
Descades679/
Dekayser672/
Dokoudje671/
Deckedie671/
Deckhage671/
Dekayzer671/
Dekeudji671/
Deskaser670/
Dekhodes670/

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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 Dekadje
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