Dekoy Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Dekoy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Dekoy (4) may also be a first name.
Dekoy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dekoy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dekoy (Russian: Декой) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Dekoy click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dekoy? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Dekoy live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 25 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 4 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Dekoy is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 50 percent are found and North Region, where 50 percent are found. Not including Cameroon it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 25 percent are found and The Philippines, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dekoy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dekoy in the Russian language | ||
| Декой | dekoj | - |
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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 Dekoy
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