Dekeng Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Dekeng Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 27 | 1:769,225 | 54,005 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Dekeng (528) may also be a first name.
Dekeng Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dekeng Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dekeng is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dekeng? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,876,555th most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. Dekeng occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Dekeng reside; 39 percent reside in Central Africa and 39 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Dekeng is also the 367,169th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 528 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 769,225. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Centre Region, where 59 percent live, Far North Region, where 33 percent live and Littoral Region, where 4 percent live. Outside of Cameroon this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 30 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dekoeng | 92 | 1 | / |
| Deakeng | 92 | 0 | / |
| Deekaeng | 86 | 2 | / |
| Deking | 83 | 386 | / |
| Dakeng | 83 | 100 | / |
| Dokeng | 83 | 8 | / |
| Dikeng | 83 | 4 | / |
| Dekngt | 83 | 1 | / |
| Decking | 77 | 142 | / |
| Dekking | 77 | 76 | / |
| Dakoeng | 77 | 62 | / |
| Dekyong | 77 | 48 | / |
| Decheng | 77 | 29 | / |
| Doeking | 77 | 27 | / |
| Dykheng | 77 | 24 | / |
| Dokkeng | 77 | 5 | / |
| Deaking | 77 | 4 | / |
| Dieking | 77 | 2 | / |
| Deeking | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dickeng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dekings | 77 | 1 | / |
| Daykeng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Deiking | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dikaeng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dokng | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dahakeng | 71 | 28 | / |
| Deakings | 71 | 15 | / |
| Deeching | 71 | 8 | / |
| Dokkieng | 71 | 6 | / |
| Doecking | 71 | 4 | / |
| Dikengue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Dikgkeng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dekemgue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Deckings | 71 | 1 | / |
| Daking | 67 | 172 | / |
| Döking | 67 | 106 | / |
| Diking | 67 | 81 | / |
| Deqing | 67 | 34 | / |
| Doking | 67 | 9 | / |
| Diceng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Decing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Decenk | 67 | 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 Dekeng
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