Dekaka Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Dekaka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dekaka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Dekaka (247) may also be a first name.

Dekaka Last Name Facts

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

Dekaka occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dekaka? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Dekaka are found; 57 percent are found in Central Africa and 57 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Dekaka is also the 567,531st most frequently occurring forename on earth, held by 247 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Other than The DR Congo this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 29 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diekaka921/
Dikaka83904/
Dakaka83110/
Dekaki8385/
Dekoka835/
Dekake832/
Dokaka831/
Dekauskas801/
Dekkaki771,821/
Dekouka7769/
Dikgaka7751/
Dekakis7719/
Dekoska774/
Dekakeu772/
Dekakot772/
Dekkake771/
Dikakoa771/
Dhekake771/
Dakakah771/
Dekhoka771/
Dekeuka771/
Dehkaki771/
Dakakai771/
Dikhakha7172/
Diekhake7143/
Dekasske712/
Dekozkay711/
Deakaker711/
Dekkache711/
Dehkhaki711/
Dikeka6796/
Dekoke6728/
Dikaki6721/
Dekoko676/
Dikhakhat674/
Dekoki672/
Dakeka671/
Dokako671/
Dikako671/

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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 Dekaka
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