Dekau Surname
Approximately 76 people bear this surname
Dekau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 41 | 1:198,871 | 27,541 |
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Dekau (10) may also be a first name.
Dekau Demographics
Average Dekau Salary in
United States
$41,054 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dekau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dekau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dekau (Marathi: देकाऊ) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dekau? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,168,711th most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 54 percent of Dekau are found; 54 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 54 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Dekau is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 10 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 198,871. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Chimbu, where 73 percent reside and Bougainville, where 27 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Nigeria, where 11 percent reside.
Dekau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Dekau has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 667 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Dekau Last Name Statistics demography
Dekau earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.86% less than the national average, earning $41,054 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dekau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dekau in the Marathi language | ||
| देकाऊ | deka'u | - |
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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 Dekau
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