Dekhe Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Dekhe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Dekhe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dekhe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dekhe (Marathi: डोेखे) has its highest incidence in India. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dekhe? popularity and diffusion
Dekhe is the 4,427,875th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name Dekhe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Dekhe are found; 45 percent are found in West Africa and 45 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 85,229,487. In India it is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 44 percent reside and Arunachal Pradesh, where 33 percent reside. Besides India it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 45 percent reside and Cameroon, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dekhe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dekhe in the Marathi language | ||
| डोेखे | doekhe | 50 |
| डेखे | dekhe | 50 |
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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 Dekhe
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