Dekenah Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Dekenah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dekenah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa941:576,35944,560
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
England61:9,286,343223,652
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Dekenah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dekenah is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dekenah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,746,159th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 66,250,417 people. The surname Dekenah is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Dekenah are found; 85 percent are found in Southern Africa and 85 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 576,359. In South Africa Dekenah is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 38 percent live, Western Cape, where 30 percent live and Limpopo, where 24 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 8 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.

Dekenah Last Name Statistics demography

Dekenah earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 134.13% more than the national average, earning R 556,392 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dekena92137/
Dekenai8679/
Deckena8659/
Dakenah8657/
Diekena8654/
Dikenah8628/
Dekenga8613/
Dekenau864/
Dhekena861/
Dekhena861/
Dekkenga8074/
Diskenah805/
Dakeynah801/
Deukeina800/
Decena7726,108/
Dekina77664/
Dekyna77153/
Däkena7749/
Dokena7740/
Dekana7740/
Dekeno7732/
Dakena7714/
Dikena779/
Dekona777/
Dykena774/
Dikenga714,655/
Deykina71739/
Detkina71580/
Dekenou71257/
Detkyna7197/
Deikyna7182/
Dakinah7170/
Dakanah7131/
Dhekana7128/
Dequena7121/
Dekinga7120/
Dekhina7117/
Dikanah7116/
Dykenga7115/
Deikina7113/
Dedkina7112/
Deekina7111/
Dhokena718/
Dekanea716/
Dedkyna715/
Dekkina715/
Dhakena714/
Dekhana714/
Deceana713/
Dokkena713/
Deskyna713/
Deekona712/
Dekigna711/
Dezkina711/
Dekhyna711/
Deukana711/
Deccena711/
Dechena711/
Dhikena711/
Deconah710/
Dekkinga67292/
Deckinga67149/
Deykhina6750/
Dechkina6743/
Dekanhou6743/
Dijkenga6720/
Deshkyna6718/
Dakannah6712/
Dahkanah679/
Dechkyna678/
Dhakanah677/
Dekhinat674/
Dekhanna674/
Deikhyna673/
Dahkinah672/
Dakainah672/
Dhakinah671/
Deikinai671/
Dequenea671/
Dekeuneu671/
Dickenga670/

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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
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  • 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 Dekenah
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