Dekna Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Malta

Dekna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dekna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon311:669,97049,334
Malta301:14,342837
Libya251:249,7591,033
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Dekna (41) may also be a first name.

Dekna Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dekna (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻛﻨﻪ) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dekna? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dekna is the 1,817,111th most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Dekna are found; 32 percent are found in West Africa and 29 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 1,590,275th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 41 people.

It is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 669,970. In Cameroon Dekna is primarily found in: North Region, where 65 percent reside and Far North Region, where 35 percent reside. Barring Cameroon this surname exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Malta, where 29 percent reside and Libya, where 24 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deknai9148/
Dekhna9122/
Deknah9115/
Deikna911/
Dekemna8310/
Deknash835/
Deaknay834/
Dakna80229/
Dikna8073/
Dekni8032/
Dekne8026/
Dokna8024/
Dekno8014/
Decna806/
Decknash771/
Dehkhnai771/
Dekhne73991/
Dakhna73348/
Dhekne73313/
Deknes7328/
Dekhno7320/
Daikna7310/
Dhakna737/
Deckne736/
Dykena734/
Diknai732/
Deakne732/
Deknou732/
Dequna732/
Dokhna731/
Dhekni731/
Diknah731/
Deqnah731/
Dykhna731/
Deknez731/
Dekney731/
Dehkne731/
Dickna730/
Decnash67201/
Deknuyt6764/
Decknes6726/
Dekenne6724/
Dhekney6715/
Dikenna6714/
Decknis6712/
Deikhne6712/
Dakinna6710/
Deknoop679/
Dekenno674/
Decenna672/
Deknipp672/
Decknou671/
Decnath671/
Deknydt671/
Daknaha671/
Dakenna671/
Dokenna671/
Deaknee670/
Deaknis670/

Dekna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dekna in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﻛﻨﻪdknh50
ﺩﻛﻦdkn50

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Dekna
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis