Dekende Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Dekende Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Dekende Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Dekende Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dekende is carried by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Dekende.

How Common Is The Last Name Dekende? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,323,005th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dekende are found; 60 percent are found in Central Africa and 60 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Aside from The DR Congo it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 34 percent reside and Uganda, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dikende861/
Dokende861/
Dekinde861/
Dekendi861/
Dekinder80260/
Tdikende801/
Dikenda71180/
Dakinde7112/
Dikinde712/
Decinde711/
Deekinda671/
Dechendy671/
Dikndi622/
Decnda621/
Dikinda5745/
Decindi578/
Dakindi571/
Dokindi571/
Dhikindi531/
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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 Dekende
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