Deke Surname
Approximately 8,154 people bear this surname
Deke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,932 | 1:50,490 | 5,344 |
| Nigeria | 1,106 | 1:160,165 | 10,038 |
| Togo | 735 | 1:9,861 | 2,446 |
| Indonesia | 643 | 1:205,675 | 19,417 |
| DR Congo | 629 | 1:117,456 | 12,805 |
| Zimbabwe | 502 | 1:30,753 | 4,735 |
| Turkey | 471 | 1:165,226 | 12,757 |
| Tanzania | 301 | 1:175,886 | 15,352 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Cameroon | 262 | 1:79,271 | 9,721 |
| South Africa | 227 | 1:238,668 | 24,509 |
| India | 223 | 1:3,439,755 | 98,400 |
| Papua New Guinea | 172 | 1:47,405 | 5,884 |
| Benin | 157 | 1:65,832 | 8,038 |
| United States | 138 | 1:2,626,514 | 158,538 |
| Ivory Coast | 118 | 1:195,519 | 8,450 |
| Germany | 77 | 1:1,045,525 | 70,954 |
| Lesotho | 58 | 1:35,044 | 6,291 |
| Solomon Islands | 39 | 1:14,873 | 2,820 |
| Uganda | 37 | 1:1,055,116 | 44,846 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Iran | 7 | 1:10,968,932 | 186,522 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Latvia | 5 | 1:410,009 | 28,210 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 38 | 1:1,321,544 | 72,820 |
Deke (1,749) may also be a first name.
Deke Demographics
Average Deke Salary in
United States
$50,893 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Deke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Deke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Deke (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻛﻪ, Hindi: डेके, Marathi: डोेके, Oriya: େଡେକ, Russian: Деке) occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Deke? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 61,658th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 893,739 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Deke live; 30 percent live in West Africa and 29 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 183,202nd most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,749 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 1,932 people, or 1 in 50,490. Barring Ethiopia Deke exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 14 percent live and Togo, where 9 percent live.
Deke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Deke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Deke surname grew 363 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Deke Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Deke surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Deke earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 47.64% less than the national average, earning R 124,416 per year and in United States they earn 17.95% more than the national average, earning $50,893 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Deke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Deke in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﻛﻪ | dkh | - |
| Deke in the Hindi language | ||
| डेके | deke | - |
| Deke in the Oriya language | ||
| େଡେକ | edeka | - |
| Deke in the Marathi language | ||
| डोेके | doeke | 48.28 |
| डाेके | daeke | 37.93 |
| डेके | deke | 6.9 |
| देके | deke | 3.45 |
| डोेेके | doeeke | 3.45 |
| Deke in the Russian language | ||
| Деке | deke | - |
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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 Deke
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