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
Dekoy (Russian: Декой) is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dekoy? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Dekoy is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Dekoy are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 25 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 4 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Dekoy is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 50 percent live and North Region, where 50 percent live. Aside from Cameroon Dekoy exists in 2 countries. It also occurs 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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