Dekavi Surname

895,817th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Dekavi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dekavi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2961:2,591,43781,716
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458

Dekavi (14) may also be a first name.

Dekavi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dekavi (Hindi: देकवी) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dekavi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dekavi is the 895,817th most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,373,063 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Dekavi are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequent forename at a global level, held by 14 people.

It is most commonly held in India, where it is borne by 296 people, or 1 in 2,591,437. In India Dekavi is mostly concentrated in: Bihar, where 97 percent reside, Jharkhand, where 2 percent reside and Rajasthan, where 1 percent reside. Aside from India it is found in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dekavis923/
Dekkavi921/
Dekkavis861/
Dekavish861/
Dekahavi861/
Dekovi83158/
Dakavi8393/
Dekawi8366/
Decavi8319/
Deskavich8022/
Detkavich801/
Dekawei7739/
Decavit7719/
Dhakavi7718/
Dakavai774/
Dakhavi773/
Dehkawi772/
Dekhave772/
Dekaver771/
Dikayvi771/
Dhekave771/
Dekaave771/
Dekawai771/
Dekovich7146/
Dekavets715/
Decavitt712/
Decavith711/
Dejkoviš711/
Deikawei711/
Dakave67221/
Dekawa67188/
Dakevi67100/
Dekawe6798/
Deskovich6797/
Decave6758/
Dakawi6733/
Detkovich6733/
Dikawi6730/
Descavish6724/
Decava6721/
Dekhovich6715/
Descavich6715/
Diskavich678/
Dokovi675/
Decabi674/
Dakovi674/
Dedkovich673/
Dikovi672/
Dikevi672/
Dakavy672/
Dikave671/
Diskaysvi671/
Ditthkavi671/
Deykovich671/
Dekaisueh671/

Dekavi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dekavi in the Hindi language
देकवीdekavi-

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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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  • 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 Dekavi
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