Dekoua Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Dekoua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dekoua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast1101:209,7388,837
Cameroon481:432,68936,488
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Dekoua (199) may also be a first name.

Dekoua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dekoua occurs in The Ivory Coast more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dekoua? popularity and diffusion

Dekoua is the 1,369,340th most frequent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Dekoua are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 64 percent are found in Mande Africa. It is also the 642,605th most commonly occurring given name in the world. It is borne by 199 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 209,738. In The Ivory Coast it is most common in: Montagnes District, where 94 percent reside, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 5 percent reside and Bas-Sassandra District, where 1 percent reside. Other than The Ivory Coast it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 30 percent reside and Chad, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dekouai9251/
Deukoua922/
Dekoa9142/
Dikoua83716/
Dekoui8335/
Dekouo8322/
Dekaou833/
Diekoa831/
Djkoua831/
Dekahou7716/
Dekoatz7713/
Diokoua779/
Dickoua772/
Deukouo772/
Dekouou771/
Dekouho771/
Diekouo771/
Diskoua771/
Detkoad771/
Dekoach770/
Dekao73311/
Dekoe7351/
Dikoa733/
Decouais717/
Dehkouei712/
Dekohaus712/
Deikouie711/
Dekeyaua711/
Dekouheu711/
Dekouhou711/
Deekae67221/
Dekaye67153/
Dekawe6798/
Dequae6780/
Dekaho6771/
Dikuua6711/
Dekaee6710/
Dekaei677/
Decoha676/
Dikoué675/
Decuha674/
Diekouehi673/
Dickoa673/
Deekao672/
Decoat672/
Dikaou672/
Dekaey672/
Dehkae671/
Dikkoa671/
Dekaie671/
Dekahe671/
Dekaer671/
Dhekae671/
Dekahi671/
Dekohi671/
Dekowe671/
Diekoe671/

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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 Dekoua
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