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
The last name Dekeh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻛﻴﻪ) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dekeh? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,860,621st most frequent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 73,611,575 people. It occurs mostly 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 commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 18 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 5,061,222. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Benue, where 63 percent are found, Kaduna, where 31 percent are found and Lagos, where 6 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Dekeh occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 28 percent are found and Indonesia, where 23 percent are found.
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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