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 last name Dekni is carried by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dekni? popularity and diffusion

Dekni is the 3,485,539th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Dekni are found; 63 percent are found in South Asia and 63 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Dekni is also the 1,171,416th most widespread given name worldwide, held by 69 people.

The surname Dekni is most widespread in Iran, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 3,839,126. In Iran Dekni is most frequent in: Fars Province, where 70 percent live and Tehran Province, where 30 percent live. Other than Iran it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 28 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.

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
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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 Dekni
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