Dekanj Surname
Approximately 217 people bear this surname
Dekanj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 191 | 1:37,408 | 3,869 |
| Croatia | 17 | 1:248,741 | 26,882 |
| Slovenia | 7 | 1:355,382 | 17,336 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Dekanj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dekanj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dekanj occurs in Serbia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dekanj? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,118,459th most common surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 33,583,161 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Dekanj reside; 99 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The surname is most numerous in Serbia, where it is carried by 191 people, or 1 in 37,408. In Serbia Dekanj is primarily found in: North Bačka District, where 58 percent live, North Banat District, where 27 percent live and South Banat District, where 8 percent live. Besides Serbia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 8 percent live and Slovenia, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dekanaja | 86 | 3 | / |
| Dekani | 83 | 350 | / |
| Dekany | 83 | 343 | / |
| Dekane | 83 | 134 | / |
| Dekana | 83 | 40 | / |
| Dekaná | 83 | 4 | / |
| Dhekane | 77 | 4,436 | / |
| Dekhane | 77 | 541 | / |
| Dekhani | 77 | 380 | / |
| Dehkani | 77 | 169 | / |
| Dekaneh | 77 | 29 | / |
| Dhekana | 77 | 28 | / |
| Dekgani | 77 | 21 | / |
| Dekaine | 77 | 16 | / |
| Dhekani | 77 | 13 | / |
| Dekaney | 77 | 13 | / |
| Dekanea | 77 | 6 | / |
| Dekkani | 77 | 6 | / |
| Dekkane | 77 | 5 | / |
| Dekhana | 77 | 4 | / |
| Dekenij | 77 | 3 | / |
| Dikanuj | 77 | 3 | / |
| Diekane | 77 | 2 | / |
| Dehkane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dekangi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dekanyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dekanie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dekanich | 71 | 86 | / |
| Dezkhani | 71 | 50 | / |
| Dekaneas | 71 | 23 | / |
| Dekhgani | 71 | 22 | / |
| Dehkhani | 71 | 18 | / |
| Decanije | 71 | 8 | / |
| Dehkaneh | 71 | 8 | / |
| Deikhane | 71 | 6 | / |
| Dhekaane | 71 | 5 | / |
| Dhekhane | 71 | 5 | / |
| Dekhanna | 71 | 4 | / |
| Diekhane | 71 | 4 | / |
| Dekanipp | 71 | 2 | / |
| Dhekanes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dekhhany | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dezkaneh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dekanets | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dickhanj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dekhanne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dekasney | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dhaekane | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dedkhani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dequanje | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dakhanej | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dakane | 67 | 19,760 | / |
| Dikana | 67 | 2,385 | / |
| Dakani | 67 | 1,069 | / |
| Dikane | 67 | 902 | / |
| Dikani | 67 | 663 | / |
| Dokani | 67 | 415 | / |
| Dekene | 67 | 346 | / |
| Dekeni | 67 | 154 | / |
| Decani | 67 | 70 | / |
| Deqani | 67 | 69 | / |
| Dokane | 67 | 59 | / |
| Dekony | 67 | 39 | / |
| Dikany | 67 | 29 | / |
| Dékany | 67 | 23 | / |
| Decane | 67 | 17 | / |
| Decana | 67 | 14 | / |
| Dekány | 67 | 11 | / |
| Dekona | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dehkhaneh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dekoni | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dikonj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Decany | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deqane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dykani | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Dekanj
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