Dekeza Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Dekeza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dekeza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa941:576,35944,560
Zimbabwe481:321,63031,533
England121:4,643,172139,951
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Dekeza Last Name Facts

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

Dekeza is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dekeza? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,391,595th most frequently held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Dekeza are found; 90 percent are found in Southern Africa and 90 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 576,359. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 88 percent reside, Western Cape, where 11 percent reside and Gauteng, where 1 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 31 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.

Dekeza Last Name Statistics demography

Dekeza earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 20.09% less than the national average, earning R 189,888 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dekedza922/
Dekezah921/
Dekesa83201/
Dakeza8334/
Dekiza830/
Dequeza773/
Dekodza771/
Dekozai771/
Dekeizer7157/
Diekuiza711/
Dekosa67459/
Dokoza67415/
Dikiza67323/
Dekese67172/
Dekesi67166/
Dakoza6753/
Dokaza6732/
Dikesa6727/
Dekeijzer6723/
Dikoza6714/
Dekasa675/
Decaza673/
Dikaza673/
Dekeji673/
Dekege672/
Dakaza672/
Dekaso672/
Deciza671/
Dekeso671/
Dokesa671/
De'keyzer671/
Dekija671/
Dykoza671/
Dikezo671/
Dikeze671/
Dakesa671/
Decoza671/
Dechezeau671/

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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 Dekeza
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