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 is found most frequently in Serbia. It can 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
Dekanj is the 1,118,459th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 33,583,161 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Dekanj are found; 99 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The surname is most common in Serbia, where it is carried by 191 people, or 1 in 37,408. In Serbia Dekanj is primarily concentrated in: North Bačka District, where 58 percent reside, North Banat District, where 27 percent reside and South Banat District, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Serbia Dekanj is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 8 percent reside and Slovenia, where 3 percent reside.
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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