Dekela Surname
Approximately 123 people bear this surname
Dekela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 101 | 1:1,753,889 | 63,997 |
| South Africa | 22 | 1:2,462,623 | 101,019 |
Dekela (109) may also be a first name.
Dekela Demographics
Average Dekela Salary in
South Africa
R 211,488
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Dekela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dekela Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dekela is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Dekela click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dekela? popularity and diffusion
Dekela is the 1,628,521st most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. The surname Dekela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dekela reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 900,062nd most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 109 people.
The surname Dekela is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 101 people, or 1 in 1,753,889. In Nigeria Dekela is most numerous in: Benue, where 98 percent are found, Nasarawa, where 1 percent are found and Taraba, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 18 percent are found.
Dekela Last Name Statistics demography
Dekela earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 11% less than the national average, earning R 211,488 per year.
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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 Dekela
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