Dekni Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Dekni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dekni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran201:3,839,126105,129
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Dekni (69) may also be a first name.

Dekni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dekni is more frequently found in Iran than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dekni? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,485,539th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Dekni reside; 63 percent reside in South Asia and 63 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Dekni is also the 1,171,416th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 69 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Iran, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 3,839,126. In Iran Dekni is most numerous in: Fars Province, where 70 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 30 percent are found. Apart from Iran this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 28 percent are found and Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deknai9148/
Dhekni911/
Decknis8312/
Deknipp832/
Deaknis830/
Dakni80902/
Dekna80103/
Dikni8053/
Dekne8026/
Dokni806/
Dekhnich77228/
Dehkhnai771/
Dekhne73991/
Dhekne73313/
Dakhni73215/
Deknes7328/
Dekhna7322/
Dhakni7316/
Deckne736/
Diokni735/
Deakne732/
Diknai732/
Deknez731/
Deikna731/
Dehkne731/
Dekney731/
Dykhni731/
Deicknich710/
Dakhnyi6776/
Deknuyt6764/
Diockni6732/
Decknes6726/
Dekenne6724/
Dhekney6715/
Deikhne6712/
Dakinni678/
Deaknay674/
Dakhnii671/
Deknydt671/
Dhakhni671/
Dyknuis671/
Dykhnyi671/
Deaknee670/

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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 Dekni
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