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 last name Dekende occurs most in The DR Congo. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dekende? popularity and diffusion

Dekende is the 3,323,005th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dekende live; 60 percent live in Central Africa and 60 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

Dekende is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Besides The DR Congo this last name occurs 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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