Dekei Surname
Approximately 76 people bear this surname
Dekei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 61 | 1:757,048 | 31,106 |
| Liberia | 4 | 1:1,102,134 | 37,930 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Dekei (21) may also be a first name.
Dekei Demographics
Dekei Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Dekei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dekei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dekei (Oriya: େଦେକଇ) is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dekei? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,168,711th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Dekei are found; 84 percent are found in East Africa and 84 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly used forename on earth, borne by 21 people.
Dekei is most frequent in Kenya, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 757,048. In Kenya it is most numerous in: Trans Nzoia County, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Kenya Dekei is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 5 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found.
Dekei Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Dekei surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dekei Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dekei in the Oriya language | ||
| େଦେକଇ | edeka'i | 50 |
| େଡେକଇ | edeka'i | 50 |
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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 Dekei
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