Dekeri Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Dekeri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dekeri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria521:3,406,592101,701
India81:95,883,173728,828
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Dekeri (12) may also be a first name.

Dekeri Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dekeri (Georgian: დეკერი, Marathi: देकेरी, Oriya: େଡେକରି) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dekeri? popularity and diffusion

Dekeri is the 2,312,869th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. Dekeri is predominantly found in Africa, where 76 percent of Dekeri reside; 76 percent reside in West Africa and 76 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread forename on earth, held by 12 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 3,406,592. In Nigeria Dekeri is mostly found in: Edo, where 67 percent reside, Lagos, where 19 percent reside and Kogi, where 8 percent reside. Besides Nigeria it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 12 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dekeris9217/
Dekheri923/
Deckeri921/
Deikeri921/
Diekeiri861/
Dekari83646/
Dekera83643/
Dekere8371/
Dokeri8324/
Dikeri8319/
Dakeri8311/
Dekori837/
Dekery836/
Dekiri832/
Dehkheiri8027/
Dekkari77324/
Dekiere77164/
Dehkari7782/
Dhekari7734/
Deukari7730/
Deceroi7718/
Deskere7717/
Dokeriy7713/
Diekiri7712/
Dehkiri779/
Deckere779/
Dikeriz775/
Dekereš773/
Dekhiri772/
Deekiri772/
Decerri772/
Dhekere772/
Dhekera771/
Ddekere771/
Dekiris771/
Dekkere771/
Decheri771/
Diekere771/
Deekera771/
Dekkori771/
Dikerie771/
Dekeree771/
Deckery771/
Dickeri771/
Daykeri771/
Dekarri771/
Dokkeri771/
Deckera770/
Deskeere7121/
Deckered712/
Dehkhari712/
Dikeariz712/
Dekharai711/
Deecarri711/
Dekeirra711/
Dekerech711/
Dekerytė711/
Deskeres711/
Deekorri711/
Dekkarai711/
Deckerreitz711/
Dakiri67975/
Dokari67586/
Dakari67275/
Dikari67140/
Dekire67122/
Dikiri67106/
Dekare6795/
Dokiri6794/
Dakori6762/
Decori6757/
Dakere6755/
Dikori6752/
Dikere6751/
Dokori6735/
Decari6728/
Dekore6721/
Diceri6716/
Dikera6711/
Decere6710/
Dokery676/
Deqiri672/
Dekira672/
Dokere672/
Dakery671/
Deķere671/
Dahkherri671/
Deshkhere671/

Dekeri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dekeri in the Georgian language
დეკერიdekeri-
Dekeri in the Oriya language
େଡେକରିedekari-
Dekeri in the Marathi language
देकेरीdekeri-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Dekeri
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis