Dekou Surname
Approximately 1,282 people bear this surname
Dekou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Togo | 630 | 1:11,504 | 2,968 |
| Benin | 254 | 1:40,691 | 5,241 |
| Cameroon | 226 | 1:91,899 | 11,008 |
| Ivory Coast | 144 | 1:160,217 | 7,355 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Dekou (823) may also be a first name.
Dekou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dekou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dekou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻛﻮ) occurs more in Togo more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dekou? popularity and diffusion
Dekou is the 297,301st most common surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 5,684,513 people. The last name Dekou is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Dekou reside; 76 percent reside in West Africa and 76 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dekou is also the 284,830th most commonly occurring given name at a global level. It is borne by 823 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Togo, where it is carried by 630 people, or 1 in 11,504. Excluding Togo this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 20 percent reside and Cameroon, where 18 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dekou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dekou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﻛﻮ | dkw | - |
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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 Dekou
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