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) is found most in Cameroon. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dekoy? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Dekoy occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Dekoy reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 25 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dekoy is also the 6,192,526th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 4 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 50 percent live and North Region, where 50 percent live. Other than Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 25 percent live and The Philippines, where 25 percent live.
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
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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 Dekoy
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