Dekandji Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Benin

Dekandji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dekandji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Dekandji (24) may also be a first name.

Dekandji Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dekandji is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dekandji? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Dekandji is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dekandji are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 25 percent are found in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Dekandji is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 24 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Adamawa Region, where 50 percent are found and North Region, where 50 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon Dekandji occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 25 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dekhandji944/
Dekanji931/
Dakandji8819/
Decandji881/
Dekandija822/
Dekansi802/
Dekangi801/
Dikandja7537/
Deccanji7513/
Dikondji754/
Dekanchi751/
Deekansai712/
Dekoundje711/
Dekanza6749/
Decangi674/
Dikonji673/
Dikangi671/

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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 Dekandji
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