Dekayi Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Dekayi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
Dekayi (7) may also be a first name.
Dekayi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dekayi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dekayi is carried by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dekayi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,968,613th most common family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Dekayi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Dekayi are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,548,448th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 7 people.
The surname Dekayi is most prevalent in Iran, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 38,391,262. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: Alborz Province, where 50 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 50 percent reside. Beside Iran Dekayi is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 25 percent reside and Zambia, where 25 percent reside.
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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 Dekayi
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