Dekia Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Panama

Dekia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dekia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Dekia (162) may also be a first name.

Dekia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dekia occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dekia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,979,664th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 70 percent of Dekia are found; 70 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 70 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 720,105th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 162 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 4,898,118. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: Papua, where 96 percent reside and Yogyakarta, where 4 percent reside. Besides Indonesia this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 16 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dekhia9154/
Deekia9146/
Dehkia9112/
Dekija911/
Dekiat911/
Dekiah911/
Dekagia831/
Deakias831/
Dakia80699/
Dikia8095/
Dokia8045/
Dekio8041/
Dykia8028/
Dekya808/
Dekja801/
Deqia801/
Dakhia731,177/
Dhokia731,005/
Dequia73497/
Dechia73219/
Daikia7350/
Dakiah737/
Dekkya734/
Dhakia732/
Dokhia732/
Dokiah732/
Dekeah731/
Dekhea731/
Dekhya731/
Dekyaa731/
Dikiha731/
Deskio731/
Dhikia731/
Dezkio731/
Deukja731/
Dokija731/
Dakiha731/
Daykiah6715/
Dakijay6714/
Deikyaa674/
Dechiaa673/
Dakuiya673/
Dequias673/
Decchia672/
Deaquia671/
Dechiea671/
Deekyaa671/
Dechiah671/

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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 Dekia
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