Dekeya Surname

645,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 469 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Dekeya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dekeya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe4491:34,3845,292
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
England21:27,859,030389,889
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dekeya (29) may also be a first name.

Dekeya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dekeya is held by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dekeya? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 645,988th most numerous family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 15,538,477 people. The surname Dekeya is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Dekeya are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most widely held first name internationally, held by 29 people.

The surname is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 449 people, or 1 in 34,384. In Zimbabwe Dekeya is most prevalent in: Mashonaland West Province, where 24 percent are found, Masvingo Province, where 24 percent are found and Harare Province, where 17 percent are found. Not including Zimbabwe this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dekey9176/
Dekea9144/
Dekuya8383/
Dekaya8339/
Deckey8338/
Dekoya8316/
Dekeye8310/
Dekiya839/
Deekea837/
Deekey836/
Dekhey834/
Dakeya833/
Doekey832/
Deakea832/
Dekeyo831/
Dekeah831/
Diekey831/
Dhekey831/
Dekhea831/
Deakey830/
Dezkaya7733/
Dekouya777/
Dekhiya775/
Dhekiya775/
Diekoya773/
Deaskey771/
Deakaya771/
Daekiya771/
Dikieya771/
Desskey770/
Dakey732,419/
Dekay73907/
Dekaa73575/
Dekai73510/
Dokey73402/
Dekaj73285/
Decea73156/
Dikey73150/
Dekie73130/
Dekau7376/
Dekei7376/
Dekee7355/
Dikea7353/
Dekoe7351/
Dekoa7342/
Dakea7310/
Dekuy7310/
Dekeu736/
Dekoy734/
Decey732/
Dokea732/
Dekue732/
Dekaî731/
Dechkeat714/
Dhaekiya711/
Deechiya711/
Dickey6735,908/
Dakuya678,653/
Dikaya672,452/
Dackey67552/
Deskaj67507/
Deekae67221/
Dakoya67200/
Dockey67180/
Deekaa67161/
Dekaye67153/
Dikiya67147/
Deakaa67140/
Dehkee67103/
Deacey67100/
Dekawe6798/
Dokoya6795/
Dakiya6792/
Deekie6792/
Dokiya6768/
Deceja6759/
Deekay6750/
Dakaya6749/
Dakeyo6743/
Dhokey6742/
Dekoje6738/
Deskau6734/
Dikuya6734/
Deekee6729/
Deekai6728/
Dykaya6724/
Dakeye6723/
Dekoue6722/
Dhakey6718/
Dekais6718/
Deukeu6717/
Deekue6715/
Dohkea6715/
Deskai6715/
Deceia6714/
Deckaj6710/
Diekau6710/
Dekkai6710/
Deçkaj6710/
Deckayaud679/
Deakay678/
Deakai677/
Dekajo677/
Deekei676/
Dakhey676/
Dokaya675/
Diekeu675/
Daakey674/
Dekhai674/
Dekayi674/
Doekai674/
Deikaa674/
Dekayo674/
Decaya674/
Dekeih673/
Dekkaa673/
Doykey673/
Dikoya673/
Dekeji673/
Dhikey673/
Deckee672/
Decuya672/
Daykea672/
Deakeu672/
Dekayu672/
Didkey671/
Dizkey671/
Deykee671/
Dhekae671/
Daakea671/
Deskay671/
Deikaj671/
Dekaih671/
Dekaji671/
Dekayy671/
Dekhay671/
Dekyie671/
Deakie671/
Deckie671/
Decoya671/
Dequey671/
Deckai671/
Dechea671/
Dekaie671/
Deikai671/
Dehkau671/
Deckei671/
Dekkaî671/
Dekaai671/
Dehkae671/
Deckau671/
Deceyo671/
Dakeah671/
Dakeha671/
Daekai671/
Detkai671/
Dekayé671/
Dekhee671/
Dekkie671/
Dekowe671/
Dekuia671/
Diekoa671/
Dikeye671/
Dekgau671/
Dekyeh671/
Dekaia671/
Deikye671/
Dokeey671/
Dekija671/
Dekays670/
Dekeis670/
Decoey670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dekeya
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