Dekry Surname

956,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Dekry Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dekry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast2261:102,0855,279
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
Mauritania231:178,0389,291

Dekry (31) may also be a first name.

Dekry Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dekry (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻛﺮﻱ) is more frequently found in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dekry? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 956,400th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 26,694,307 people. The surname Dekry is mostly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Dekry reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 74 percent reside in Mande Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 31 people.

Dekry is most common in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 226 people, or 1 in 102,085. In The Ivory Coast Dekry is most prevalent in: Montagnes District, where 90 percent reside, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 9 percent reside and Bas-Sassandra District, where 0 percent reside. Besides The Ivory Coast it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 9 percent reside and Mauritania, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dekrey91189/
Dekryt913/
Dekray911/
Dekraay8321/
Dekruys832/
Deekray831/
Deckray830/
Dekri80536/
Decry80107/
Dakry8038/
Dikry8034/
Dokry8018/
Dekra808/
Dekre806/
Decruy73185/
Dockry73177/
Decray7353/
Decrey7350/
Dekrai7350/
Dhekra7348/
Diskry7329/
Dekrét7324/
Decroy7316/
Dekruj734/
Dekroj732/
Deakre732/
Dhikry732/
Dokrey731/
Dhekre731/
Deikri731/
Daikry731/
Dekreu731/
Deacry730/
Dackry730/
Descry730/
Dockray67882/
Decrouy67576/
Dockrey67387/
Dhakrey67132/
Dekraai67125/
Dekraja6715/
Dhakray6713/
Descruy677/
Decrooy675/
Dekrooj675/
Deckrai672/
Dekresz672/
Deckret672/
Deshkri671/
Dakhriy671/
Deekruj671/
Dekreij671/
Dokcray671/
Deikeri671/
Dekhreh671/
Deikrie671/
Detkred671/
Dekruip670/
Deckree670/
Dekreas670/
Dackrey670/
Dockroy670/
Deucray670/

Dekry Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dekry in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﻛﺮﻱdkry77.78
ﺩﻛﺮdkr11.11
ﺍﻟﺪﻛﺮﻯaldkry11.11

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dekry
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