Dekeba Surname
Approximately 2,747 people bear this surname
Dekeba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 2,737 | 1:35,640 | 4,079 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Dekeba (1,159) may also be a first name.
Dekeba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dekeba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dekeba is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Dekeba click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dekeba? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 158,903rd most numerous last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,652,911 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dekeba are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Dekeba is also the 233,435th most commonly occurring forename world-wide It is held by 1,159 people.
The surname Dekeba is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 2,737 people, or 1 in 35,640. Aside from Ethiopia this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dekebai | 92 | 200 | / |
| Dhekeba | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dekebay | 92 | 1 | / |
| Deckebai | 86 | 10 | / |
| Dekebo | 83 | 3,227 | / |
| Dikeba | 83 | 96 | / |
| Dekaba | 83 | 63 | / |
| Dekiba | 83 | 52 | / |
| Dakeba | 83 | 11 | / |
| Dekebi | 83 | 7 | / |
| Dekebe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Deceba | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dekoba | 83 | 1 | / |
| Deckebach | 80 | 39 | / |
| Dekeeva | 77 | 14 | / |
| Dekibha | 77 | 3 | / |
| Duikeba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dokebah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dakebai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Deceiba | 77 | 0 | / |
| Dechebai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Deukeube | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dahkeiba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Deukabai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dekabhai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dikoba | 67 | 1,027 | / |
| Dikaba | 67 | 44 | / |
| Dakaba | 67 | 23 | / |
| Dakoba | 67 | 11 | / |
| Decebi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dikiba | 67 | 7 | / |
| Decoba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dokaba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dekobo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dekibo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Deesqueba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Decaba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dokebo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dakebo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dekabo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dikebe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Decebo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dakiba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dokoba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djkaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dickebach | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Dekeba
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