Dekaren Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Dekaren Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 52 | 1:3,406,592 | 101,701 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Dekaren (31) may also be a first name.
Dekaren Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dekaren Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dekaren occurs most in Nigeria. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dekaren? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,661,929th most frequently used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Dekaren are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dekaren is also the 1,874,099th most commonly used forename throughout the world, borne by 31 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 3,406,592. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 94 percent reside and Nasarawa, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Dekaren exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhekaren | 93 | 1 | / |
| Dekarin | 86 | 17 | / |
| Dakaren | 86 | 5 | / |
| Deekarn | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dhakaren | 80 | 18 | / |
| Dhekarin | 80 | 5 | / |
| Dekatrin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dakharen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dekorn | 77 | 4 | / |
| Dekerienė | 75 | 6 | / |
| Dakarienė | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dekairina | 75 | 1 | / |
| Decarne | 71 | 210 | / |
| Dekorne | 71 | 156 | / |
| Dikeren | 71 | 29 | / |
| Dikarin | 71 | 17 | / |
| Deekorn | 71 | 7 | / |
| Daikarn | 71 | 6 | / |
| Dakarin | 71 | 3 | / |
| Decoren | 71 | 2 | / |
| Decearn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dekerin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dacoren | 71 | 1 | / |
| Descarenne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Decarion | 67 | 64 | / |
| Dakhoren | 67 | 61 | / |
| Dikarina | 67 | 33 | / |
| Duykeren | 67 | 2 | / |
| Descarin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dekourem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dakharyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deckhorn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhakarin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dickeren | 67 | 0 | / |
| Doekhorn | 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 Dekaren
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