Dekesi Surname
Approximately 166 people bear this surname
Dekesi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Nigeria | 36 | 1:4,920,632 | 129,434 |
| Solomon Islands | 22 | 1:26,365 | 5,164 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Dekesi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dekesi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dekesi is found most in Malawi. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dekesi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,343,156th most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. Dekesi is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Dekesi reside; 64 percent reside in Southern Africa and 64 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Dekesi is most prevalent in Malawi, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Excluding Malawi this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 22 percent reside and The Solomon Islands, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deckesi | 92 | 14 | / |
| Dekessi | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dekeshit | 86 | 35 | / |
| Deskesih | 86 | 17 | / |
| Dekesa | 83 | 201 | / |
| Dekese | 83 | 172 | / |
| Dikesi | 83 | 56 | / |
| Dekosi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Dekeji | 83 | 3 | / |
| Dekasi | 83 | 2 | / |
| Dekeshe | 77 | 149 | / |
| Dekossi | 77 | 112 | / |
| Dekoshi | 77 | 94 | / |
| Dekesse | 77 | 94 | / |
| Tdekese | 77 | 75 | / |
| Dekesha | 77 | 29 | / |
| Dikiesi | 77 | 21 | / |
| Dekhisi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Dekassi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Deukosi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dekashi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dekeyse | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dekissi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dekechi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dekesey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Decessi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dekhissi | 71 | 1,554 | / |
| Dekeizer | 71 | 57 | / |
| Dekesseu | 71 | 14 | / |
| Dekeches | 71 | 11 | / |
| Dokhessi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Dakheshi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Deakeseh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dekiossi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dekeesha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dekeÿser | 71 | 1 | / |
| Diekiese | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dakessui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dekeisha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dokosi | 67 | 1,186 | / |
| Dakasi | 67 | 269 | / |
| Dikeji | 67 | 241 | / |
| Dekeza | 67 | 157 | / |
| Dikosi | 67 | 127 | / |
| Dokisi | 67 | 69 | / |
| Dokese | 67 | 47 | / |
| Dokasi | 67 | 38 | / |
| Dekeusseu | 67 | 31 | / |
| Dikesa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Dekeijzer | 67 | 23 | / |
| Dikisi | 67 | 22 | / |
| Dikasi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Dekazi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Dakese | 67 | 12 | / |
| Deckeyser | 67 | 11 | / |
| Dekase | 67 | 10 | / |
| Decisi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Dehkhashi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dakisi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dikese | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dikegi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dakosi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dekege | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dekozi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dokezi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dekeytser | 67 | 1 | / |
| Decosi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dekici | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dikesy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djkeussie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dekiza | 67 | 0 | / |
| Dickeseid | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Dekesi
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