Dekau Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Dekau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dekau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea411:198,87127,541
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Dekau (10) may also be a first name.

Dekau Last Name Facts

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

Dekau (Marathi: देकाऊ) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Dekau click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dekau? popularity and diffusion

Dekau is the 2,168,711th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name Dekau occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 54 percent of Dekau live; 54 percent live in Oceania Islands and 54 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name globally It is held by 10 people.

This last name is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 198,871. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Chimbu, where 73 percent reside and Bougainville, where 27 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Nigeria, where 11 percent reside.

Dekau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dekau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dekau surname 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deskau9134/
Diekau9110/
Dekayu912/
Dehkau911/
Deckau911/
Dekgau911/
Deka89453,689/
Deku8912,943/
Dekauwe8326/
Dekka802,693/
Deacu801,980/
Dekou801,282/
Dekay80907/
Dieka80775/
Dekaa80575/
Dekai80510/
Dheka80383/
Deuka80383/
Dekha80337/
Dekaj80285/
Deeka80256/
Deçka80219/
Dikau80116/
Dejka80107/
Deaka8089/
Dakau8066/
Doeka8048/
Dekea8044/
Dekoa8042/
Dykau8036/
Decau8033/
Dheku8030/
Decku8029/
Deika8028/
Deyka8019/
Dekah8019/
Dekui8018/
Dokau8017/
Daeka8016/
Dekup8013/
Deeku8010/
Dekuy8010/
Dehka808/
Dekeu806/
Dekku805/
Deaku804/
Degku803/
Degka802/
Dekaň802/
Dekue802/
Dieku802/
Deqka801/
Ddeka801/
Deiku801/
Däkau801/
Dekaî801/
Dekga801/
Dekuś801/
Dekuş801/
Dekahoue7713/
Deekhaus770/
Deckhaut770/
Deckhaus770/
Decaux733,361/
Dickau73798/
Deskaj73507/
Dekeya73469/
Deatcu73277/
Deekae73221/
Deekaa73161/
Dekaye73153/
Deakaa73140/
Doekuu73125/
Dekush7399/
Dekawe7398/
Diskau7394/
Dekuya7383/
Decaup7360/
Decaud7357/
Deekay7350/
Dejkah7340/
Dhakau7339/
Dekaya7339/
Deszka7332/
Deukou7330/
Dekuji7330/
Deekai7328/
Deskou7327/
Diekou7324/
Dekoue7322/
Diekha7322/
Dekach7319/
Dehkah7319/
Dekais7318/
Deukeu7317/
Deykus7316/
Dekoya7316/
Deekue7315/
Deskai7315/
Dekadt7314/
Detkup7311/
Deykka7310/
Deckaj7310/
Dekkai7310/
Deçkaj7310/
Dekiya739/
Dackau739/
Dekhou738/
Deakay738/
Dheeka737/
Deakai737/
Dekajo737/
Deekea737/
Dejkus736/
Dhekka736/
Dekatt736/
Deckha735/
Daekah735/
Diekeu735/
Dekhas735/
Dikkau735/
Dokaju734/
Ddekka734/
Dekhai734/
Dekayi734/
Doekai734/
Deikaa734/
Dezkah734/
Dekayo734/
Deckou733/
Deakka733/
Dekkaa733/
Dekatz733/
Dehkou733/
Deehka733/
Dekous733/
Deekha732/
Deckus732/
Deikha732/
Deakea732/
Deakeu732/
Dehkui732/
Dekaat732/
Decaut732/
Doekhu732/
Deçkas732/
Dikaju731/
Ditkau731/
Dhekae731/
Deskay731/
Deekas731/
Deikaj731/
Dekaih731/
Dekaji731/
Dekayy731/
Dekcut731/
Dekhay731/
Deakas731/
Deaqua731/
Dekeah731/
Deakou731/
Deckai731/
Dekaie731/
Deikai731/
Deakah731/
Dekkaî731/
Deykha731/
Daakau731/
Deacui731/
Tødeka731/
Dekaai731/
Dekacz731/
Deikou731/
Dehkae731/
Dehkat731/
Decauz731/
Daekai731/
Detkai731/
Detkhu731/
Deukha731/
Dekasz731/
Dekath731/
Dekayé731/
Dekkat731/
Dekuia731/
Diekoa731/
Dezkou731/
Deïkou731/
Dhekou731/
Dekhea731/
Dehcka731/
Dekkas731/
Dekout731/
Dekaia731/
Dokayu731/
Detkuu731/
Dekija731/
Dedkad731/
Decaus730/
Dekays730/
Diekka730/
Tdeska730/
Deicka730/
Deckad730/
Deckayaud719/
Deickhaus710/
Daka67166,550/
Doku6725,308/
Doka6722,152/
Dika6712,038/
Daku679,598/
Deca672,515/
Diku672,381/
Decu671,963/
Dyka671,592/
Dekayie67433/
Dikaiou67278/
Deckous67123/
Deukoue6797/
Deckhut6773/
Dedkhat6768/
Dehkaie6740/
Deqa6734/
Dezkaya6733/
Dedkhad6732/
Deshkaj6729/
Dekouia6720/
Dekhaiy6713/
Deszkas679/
Dekheus678/
Diekoia678/
Dekouya677/
Dekhiya675/
Dhekiya675/
Déka675/
Detkhad675/
Deekhai675/
Decault674/
Dyku674/
Diekoya673/
Dehkhah673/
Deckout673/
Descaux673/
Deckhou672/
Dickaut672/
Deikutė672/
Dechkus671/
Dikhaus671/
Dickaus671/
Deshkuh671/
Deikhou671/
Dejkhah671/
Dekajiy671/
Dekkath671/
Deatkus671/
Decahue671/
Dykhaus671/
Dikhaut671/
Deaquoi671/
Deekaah671/
Doekhai671/
Djka671/
Deidkay671/
Deikoue671/
Dehekou671/
Dehekue671/
Deaquas671/
Deakaya671/
Deakaye671/
Daekiya671/
Deukayi671/
Deukuia671/
Descaut671/
Dezkhah671/
Dekkous671/
Djku671/
Dechkat671/
Dechkud671/
Deekhay671/
Deckoud670/

Dekau Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dekau in the Marathi language
देकाऊdeka'u-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dekau
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