Dekode Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Dekode Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dekode Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1811:114,74613,259
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Dekode (259) may also be a first name.

Dekode Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dekode is found most in Cameroon. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dekode? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,257,535th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 39,822,655 people. The surname Dekode occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dekode reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 76 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Dekode is also the 553,262nd most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 259 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 181 people, or 1 in 114,746. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 77 percent reside, Centre Region, where 22 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 1 percent reside. Not including Cameroon this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 1 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dekoude9223/
Doekode927/
Deakode924/
Deukode921/
Dekhodes860/
Dekade8384/
Dikode8370/
Dakode8357/
Dekede8324/
Dokode834/
Dekude833/
Dekodi833/
Decode833/
Dakhode77843/
Dekadje77142/
Doikode7778/
Decodes7722/
Dikhode7710/
Dekodai778/
Dokhode774/
Dhakode774/
Dekhade774/
Dehkodi771/
Degkoda771/
Decoder771/
Dekkede771/
Dekkade771/
Deukude771/
Dokkode771/
Dakodej771/
Dekoudj771/
Diekedie71133/
Dickodet7156/
Dhekadhe712/
Dehkadeh711/
Dikodess711/
Digkodet711/
Deckedie711/
Deekouda711/
Dhakhode711/
Decade67584/
Dikoda6796/
Dikodi6758/
Dicode6736/
Dekedi6722/
Dekada676/
Dehkhodai674/
Dokodi672/
Decody672/
Decoda672/
Dekady671/
Decodi671/
Dekadi671/
Docode671/
Decude671/
Dakodi671/
Dehkhoday671/

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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 Dekode
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