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 Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Dekelesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dekelesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dekelesi occurs most in Malawi. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Dekelesi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dekelesi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,063,924th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dekelesi live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 1,902,123. Besides Malawi this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dikelesi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Dekilesi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Dekeleshe | 82 | 2 | / |
| Dekeletshe | 78 | 4 | / |
| D'Ecelessi | 78 | 1 | / |
| Decilesi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Dakalasi | 63 | 4 | / |
| Dikalese | 63 | 1 | / |
| Decelise | 63 | 1 | / |
| Dikolese | 63 | 1 | / |
| Decelisse | 59 | 3 | / |
| Dhokalasih | 56 | 34 | / |
| Dickhelser | 56 | 1 | / |
| Decalzi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Dicalese | 50 | 1 | / |
| Dicelice | 50 | 1 | / |
| Dakoleze | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Dekelesi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis