Dekere Surname
Approximately 71 people bear this surname
Dekere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 29 | 1:70,691 | 10,433 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
The alternate forms: Deķere (1) are calculated separately.
Dekere (16) may also be a first name.
Dekere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dekere Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dekere occurs in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Deķere. Click here for other possible spellings of Dekere.
How Common Is The Last Name Dekere? popularity and diffusion
Dekere is the 2,255,512th most frequent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Dekere reside; 42 percent reside in Northern Europe and 41 percent reside in Baltic Europe. Dekere is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread first name world-wide, held by 16 people.
Dekere is most frequently held in Latvia, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 70,691. In Latvia it is primarily concentrated in: Riga Planning Region, where 59 percent live, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 38 percent live and Semigallia, where 3 percent live. Excluding Latvia this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 30 percent live and Nigeria, where 20 percent live.
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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 Dekere
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