Dekela Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dekela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dekela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1011:1,753,88963,997
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019

Dekela (109) may also be a first name.

Dekela Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dekela Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Dekela occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dekela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dekela is the 1,628,521st most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dekela reside; 82 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dekela is also the 900,062nd most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 109 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 101 people, or 1 in 1,753,889. In Nigeria Dekela is most prevalent 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 Dekela occurs in one country. It is also found 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dekiela9223/
Dekelay925/
Dekelah922/
Dekkela921/
Dekelas921/
Dekheila8616/
Deukeula861/
Dekola83293/
Dakela83223/
Dikela83153/
Dekele83140/
Dekeli83113/
Dekala8369/
Dokela8341/
Dekila8315/
Decela832/
Diekola771,250/
Dekkala77346/
Deekala77288/
Dekhala77224/
Dekilay77102/
Decelia7737/
Dekeles7735/
Deekola7716/
Dhakela7711/
Dekilas777/
Dekheli777/
Dakelay776/
Deakola776/
Dekolla775/
Dhekala774/
Tdekele774/
Dikiela774/
Ddekala773/
Dekalla773/
Deikala773/
Dhekelo772/
Dekhila772/
Dikkela772/
Daekola772/
Dakhela772/
Dokeela771/
Deukala771/
Dakelia771/
Dakkela771/
Dekalia771/
Dekeler771/
Dekalay771/
Dekelee771/
Deikola771/
Deukele771/
Dekeelo771/
Dekelos771/
Dekeule771/
Dekilya771/
Dekolai771/
Diekala771/
Dikelas771/
Diokela771/
Dokhela771/
Dhokela771/
Dekayla770/
Dokeilay7132/
Deekaala7112/
Dhekalai712/
Dhekalia712/
Dekeeler712/
Dheekala711/
Dhekalay711/
Dhekolla711/
Deekhala711/
Deekolla711/
Dekesler711/
Dekkalla711/
Deckkeli711/
Dehkilga711/
Dechelai711/
Deekalay711/
Dequelia711/
Dhechela711/
Deekalla711/
Dokala672,847/
Decola671,215/
Dikala671,142/
Dikola67573/
Dakila67572/
Dekalo67415/
Dakala67385/
Dikele67260/
Dikila67182/
Decelo67150/
Dekile67121/
Dakola6774/
Dekolo6744/
Dikeli6739/
Dikelo6737/
Dokila6717/
Dekało6711/
Dekili678/
Dekilo676/
Dokola674/
Decala673/
Decila673/
Decele672/
Dokyla672/
Decely671/
Dekeasler671/
Deceli671/
Dehkollah671/
Dekyli671/
Dhekailay671/

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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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