Dekano Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Dekano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dekano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Dekano (58) may also be a first name.

Dekano Last Name Facts

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

Dekano occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Dekano click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dekano? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. Dekano occurs mostly in Africa, where 58 percent of Dekano are found; 58 percent are found in Central Africa and 58 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most frequent given name throughout the world It is held by 58 people.

The surname Dekano is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 2,967,010. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: West Region, where 100 percent live. Beside Cameroon this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and Argentina, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dekanou9242/
Dekhano921/
Dekango921/
Deckano920/
Dekanhou8643/
Dekangou863/
Deckanou862/
Dedkanou861/
Decano836,505/
Dikano8366/
Dakano8353/
Dekana8340/
Dekeno8332/
Dekaná834/
Dekono833/
Dokano831/
Dakanno7753/
Dekongo7732/
Dhekana7728/
Dakhano7713/
Dekanga7711/
Dekgana7710/
Dekonou779/
Dikanou778/
Dikango776/
Dekhana774/
Decanos772/
Deacano772/
Decaino772/
Decanoi772/
Decanou771/
Deicano771/
Decanno771/
Dhakano771/
Decayno771/
Deukana771/
Dekonop771/
Deqanod771/
Dhikano771/
Dickano770/
Descayno7154/
Daikanou7120/
Deaconos7117/
Dekaanga719/
Detkanha714/
Dekhanna714/
Decanouh711/
Decheano711/
Deckanat711/
Detkanat711/
Detkanad711/
Dikganou711/
Deccanou711/
Deaceano711/
Dakono672,662/
Dikana672,385/
Dakana67418/
Dacono67220/
Dekena67137/
Dicano6759/
Decono6751/
Dokana6719/
Dokono6719/
Decana6714/
Dakeno6711/
Dikono678/
Dekona677/
Dechkanad675/
Diqeno671/
Decaño671/
Dikeno671/
Detkhanad671/
Deascanho671/

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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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  • 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 Dekano
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