Dekalu Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Dekalu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Dekalu (53) may also be a first name.
Dekalu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dekalu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dekalu (Marathi: डेकलु, Oriya: େଡକାଲୁ) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dekalu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,798,600th most common last name on earth, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 74 percent of Dekalu reside; 70 percent reside in West Africa and 70 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 53 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 11,809,517. In Nigeria Dekalu is mostly found in: Lagos, where 67 percent reside and Ogun, where 20 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent reside and Ghana, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhekalu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Deekalu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Dekaleu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dekkalu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dekkalou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dikalu | 83 | 64 | / |
| Dakalu | 83 | 10 | / |
| Dekelu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dakaulu | 77 | 13 | / |
| Dekoleu | 77 | 11 | / |
| Dekollu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Dikkalu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Dakhalu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Deekolu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Dhakalu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Dhekolu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Dokkalu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Decalut | 77 | 2 | / |
| Dakalau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dikallu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dakaleu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dikalou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Deekollu | 71 | 112 | / |
| Descalui | 71 | 17 | / |
| Dhekollu | 71 | 8 | / |
| Dekoulou | 71 | 6 | / |
| Decallut | 71 | 2 | / |
| Decalout | 71 | 1 | / |
| Deykollu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dhakhalu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dhikallu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Desqalou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Deukoleu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Decaslou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Deekaloo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dakhallu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dheekollu | 67 | 35 | / |
| Dikolu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Dikelu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Decolu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dakolu | 67 | 3 | / |
Dekalu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dekalu in the Oriya language | ||
| େଡକାଲୁ | edakalu | - |
| Dekalu in the Marathi language | ||
| डेकलु | dekalu | 30 |
| देकलू | dekalu | 20 |
| देकलु | dekalu | 20 |
| ढेकलू | dhekalu | 20 |
| डेकलू | dekalu | 10 |
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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 Dekalu
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