Dekoura Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
Dekoura Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 11 | 1:372,260 | 15,230 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Dekoura Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dekoura Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dekoura (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻛﻮﺭﻩ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dekoura? popularity and diffusion
Dekoura is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dekoura reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
The surname is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 372,260. In Mauritania it is primarily concentrated in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Mauritania it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 8 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dekoura Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dekoura in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﻛﻮﺭﻩ | dkwrh | 50 |
| ﺩﻛﻮﺭﺓ | dkwrt | 50 |
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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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- 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 Dekoura
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