Dekeh Surname
Approximately 99 people bear this surname
Dekeh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| Mauritania | 28 | 1:146,245 | 8,155 |
| Indonesia | 23 | 1:5,749,965 | 259,967 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
Dekeh (18) may also be a first name.
Dekeh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dekeh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dekeh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻛﻴﻪ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dekeh? popularity and diffusion
Dekeh is the 1,860,621st most commonly used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. Dekeh occurs predominantly in Africa, where 66 percent of Dekeh are found; 66 percent are found in West Africa and 35 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, held by 18 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 5,061,222. In Nigeria it is most common in: Benue, where 63 percent live, Kaduna, where 31 percent live and Lagos, where 6 percent live. Beside Nigeria Dekeh occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 28 percent live and Indonesia, where 23 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dekeh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dekeh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﻛﻴﻪ | dkyh | - |
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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 Dekeh
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