Dekao Surname
Approximately 311 people bear this surname
Dekao Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 304 | 1:75,892 | 4,179 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
Dekao (501) may also be a first name.
Dekao Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dekao Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dekao is more commonly found in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Dekao.
How Common Is The Last Name Dekao? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dekao is the 870,423rd most numerous last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 23,432,624 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Dekao reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 53 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 378,831st most frequent forename worldwide, borne by 501 people.
The surname Dekao is most frequently held in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 304 people, or 1 in 75,892. In The Ivory Coast it is most frequent in: Woroba District, where 28 percent reside, Lagunes District, where 19 percent reside and Bas-Sassandra District, where 13 percent reside. Aside from The Ivory Coast this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside and Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dekaho | 91 | 71 | / |
| Dekaou | 91 | 3 | / |
| Deekao | 91 | 2 | / |
| Detkhao | 83 | 26 | / |
| Dekahou | 83 | 16 | / |
| Deekaeo | 83 | 5 | / |
| Dekkaeo | 83 | 5 | / |
| Deekhao | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dikao | 80 | 336 | / |
| Dakao | 80 | 147 | / |
| Dokao | 80 | 75 | / |
| Dekoa | 80 | 42 | / |
| Decao | 80 | 35 | / |
| Dykao | 80 | 4 | / |
| Deekaoth | 77 | 1 | / |
| Daegkhao | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dikaeo | 73 | 1,706 | / |
| Dakaeo | 73 | 405 | / |
| Dekoua | 73 | 161 | / |
| Dikaho | 73 | 57 | / |
| Dekouo | 73 | 22 | / |
| Dikhao | 73 | 9 | / |
| Decaho | 73 | 6 | / |
| Daikao | 73 | 5 | / |
| Daka'o | 73 | 4 | / |
| Dakhao | 73 | 2 | / |
| Daakao | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dikaou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dickao | 73 | 2 | / |
| Daykao | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dikeao | 73 | 1 | / |
| Diekoa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dekuia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dakaho | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dhakao | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dhikao | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dokaho | 73 | 0 | / |
| Dokkaeo | 67 | 1,398 | / |
| Decahou | 67 | 38 | / |
| Dakaiyo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Dekoatz | 67 | 13 | / |
| Dokkhao | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dakahou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Deukoua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Deukouo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dackaou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dekagia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daikaou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deukuia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dekouou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Diekoho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Diekouo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dikahou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Detkoad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dekoach | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Dekao
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