Dekow Surname

78,090th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Dekow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dekow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia4,7051:2,859283
Kenya1,5111:30,5623,360
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Dekow (12,644) may also be a first name.

Dekow Last Name Facts

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

Dekow occurs most in Somalia. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dekow? popularity and diffusion

Dekow is the 78,090th most commonly held surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,164,517 people. The last name Dekow occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Dekow live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 98 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Dekow is also the 52,279th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 12,644 people.

It is most frequently held in Somalia, where it is carried by 4,705 people, or 1 in 2,859. Besides Somalia Dekow is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Dekow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Dekow surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

Dekow earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.65% more than the national average, earning $56,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deckow911,055/
Diekow91271/
Daekow9111/
Deekow914/
Dekowa912/
Dekhow911/
Dekowe911/
Dedkow911/
Dieckow83349/
Deeskow838/
Deqow802,259/
Dekov80690/
Dikow80162/
Dykow80104/
Decow8058/
Dakow8010/
Dokow808/
Djkow801/
Däkow801/
Dekaw801/
Dekob800/
Detkov732,638/
Dickow731,214/
Deeqow731,078/
Dekova73717/
Deykov73264/
Dackow73133/
Dekawe7398/
Dekoff7380/
Dikowa7342/
Dikhow7331/
Dyckow7325/
Deikov7311/
Dekhov739/
Dockow738/
Dyskow736/
Dikowe735/
Dhakow734/
Detkof733/
Deckov732/
Deekaw731/
Deakaw731/
Dheqow731/
Diekof731/
Detków731/
Deqoow731/
Dytkow731/
Daikow731/
Decków731/
Daekov731/
Deacow730/
Deykova67272/
Deshkov67174/
Dechkov67169/
Diekhof67133/
Deakova6756/
Deckoff6737/
Diekoff6727/
Dedkovs6723/
Deikova6719/
Deykoff6715/
Detkovs6712/
Dekkoev679/
Deakoff678/
Dieckov677/
Dekhova676/
Dedkoff675/
Dyszkow672/
Deckova671/
Deekova671/
Dejkoff671/
Dejkova671/
Dieckhowff671/
Detkhov671/
Deekhof671/
Dekhoff670/

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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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  • 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 Dekow
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