Dekeri Surname
Approximately 68 people bear this surname
Dekeri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 52 | 1:3,406,592 | 101,701 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
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 carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dekeri? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,312,869th most frequently held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. Dekeri occurs predominantly in Africa, where 76 percent of Dekeri live; 76 percent live in West Africa and 76 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dekeri is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring forename at a global level, held by 12 people.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 3,406,592. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Edo, where 67 percent reside, Lagos, where 19 percent reside and Kogi, where 8 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 12 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dekeri Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dekeri in the Georgian language | ||
| დეკერი | dekeri | - |
| Dekeri in the Oriya language | ||
| େଡେକରି | edekari | - |
| Dekeri in the Marathi language | ||
| देकेरी | dekeri | - |
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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 Dekeri
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