Dekadjo Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Dekadjo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Dekadjo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1591:65,0047,952
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

The alternate forms: Dèkadjo (1) are calculated separately.

Dekadjo (112) may also be a first name.

Dekadjo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dekadjo is most common in Benin. It can appear as a variant: Dèkadjo. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dekadjo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,369,340th most numerous last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dekadjo are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 885,979th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 112 people.

It is most frequent in Benin, where it is held by 159 people, or 1 in 65,004. In Benin Dekadjo is most numerous in: Zou Department, where 93 percent live, Collines Department, where 4 percent live and Littoral Department, where 1 percent live. Other than Benin it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dèkadjo951/
Dekajo927/
Dakadjo862/
Dekaso772/
Dekazos7155/
Dekazou7116/
Dakodjo7113/
Deacajo717/
Dakedjo712/
Dikadja711/
Dokodjo711/
Deekaso711/
Dakeudjo6710/
Decaudio671/
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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 Dekadjo
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