Dekos Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Dekos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dekos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dekos (111) may also be a first name.

Dekos Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dekos (Russian: Декос) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dekos? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Dekos is mostly found in Oceania, where 38 percent of Dekos reside; 38 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 38 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Dekos is also the 890,531st most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 111 people.

This surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea Dekos is most common in: Morobe, where 100 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 31 percent reside and Greece, where 23 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deakos9152/
Deskos9134/
Dekoos915/
Dekous913/
Deikos911/
Dekhos911/
Dekoss911/
Diekos911/
Dekosh911/
Doekos911/
Deçkos911/
Deckous83123/
Doekoos832/
Diekhos831/
Dekkous831/
Dakos80825/
Dokos80543/
Dikos80431/
Dekas80199/
Decos80168/
Dekus8021/
Dykos8011/
Deskhosh773/
Diekhois772/
Dehkhosh772/
Dekosova771/
Dekoisse771/
Dekousse771/
Dekoïsse771/
Dikost73620/
Descos73461/
Decost73201/
Dagkos73143/
Daikos73125/
Dekush7399/
Dekoch7370/
Dickos7368/
Diskos7363/
Decoss7362/
Doikos7356/
Dyokos7355/
Doykos7340/
Deckas7340/
Dakoos7328/
Deikus7327/
Deykus7316/
Dekase7310/
Dokosh7310/
Dakous739/
Dikous739/
Dekash739/
Dejkus736/
Dikosp735/
Dekhas735/
Decose733/
Dakosh733/
Deckus732/
Dikose732/
Decoys732/
Decots732/
Deçkas732/
Dikosd731/
Deekas731/
Deakas731/
Decous731/
Decois731/
Dogkos731/
Detkoś731/
Dekasz731/
Dekkas731/
Dikkos731/
Diekas730/
Dieckhoss717/
Deckhouse710/
Decosse671,011/
Decodts67389/
Descous67248/
Decoust6770/
Deszkás6741/
Deycous6712/
Deszkas679/
Dekheus678/
Diekhus676/
Dakhosh676/
Dieckus675/
Dikosth674/
Dekasse674/
Dikosse674/
Descois673/
Decouse672/
Deacost672/
Descost672/
Dechkus671/
Dikkost671/
Dickous671/
Deatkus671/
Decoits671/
Decosce671/
Dykoose671/
Dehkash671/
Dahkhos671/
Dakouss671/
Deskocz671/
Dekatse671/
Descots671/
Dhikose671/
Dyokkos671/
Decotts670/
Descosh670/

Dekos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dekos in the Russian language
Декосdekos-

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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
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  • 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 Dekos
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