Dekelesi Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Dekelesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dekelesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Dekelesi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dekelesi occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Dekelesi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dekelesi? popularity and diffusion

Dekelesi is the 6,063,924th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dekelesi are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 1,902,123. Beside Malawi Dekelesi occurs in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dikelesi881/
Dekilesi881/
Dekeleshe822/
Dekeletshe784/
D'Ecelessi781/
Decilesi752/
Dakalasi634/
Dikalese631/
Decelise631/
Dikolese631/
Decelisse593/
Dhokalasih5634/
Dickhelser561/
Decalzi531/
Dicalese501/
Dicelice501/
Dakoleze501/

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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
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  • 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 Dekelesi
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