Dekor Surname
Approximately 244 people bear this surname
Dekor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 203 | 1:872,624 | 38,134 |
| Liberia | 24 | 1:183,689 | 12,460 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Dekor (94) may also be a first name.
Dekor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dekor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dekor (Arabic: دعكور, Hindi: देकोर, Marathi: डेकोर, Russian: Декор) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dekor? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,032,007th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 29,866,991 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Dekor reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 980,251st most common given name at a global level. It is borne by 94 people.
The surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 203 people, or 1 in 872,624. In Nigeria Dekor is most common in: Benue, where 47 percent are found, Rivers, where 45 percent are found and Zamfara, where 5 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Dekor exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 10 percent are found and Togo, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dekor Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dekor in the Hindi language | ||
| देकोर | dekora | - |
| Dekor in the Marathi language | ||
| डेकोर | dekora | - |
| Dekor in the Russian language | ||
| Декор | dekor | - |
| Dekor in the Arabic language | ||
| دعكور | dkwr | - |
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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 Dekor
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