Dekwai Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Dekwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Dekwai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dekwai Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dekwai is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dekwai? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Dekwai occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dekwai reside; 80 percent reside in Southern Africa and 80 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Dekwai is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,544,426. In South Africa Dekwai is primarily concentrated in: Western Cape, where 100 percent live. Aside from South Africa it exists in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dekhwai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dehkwai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dekwa | 91 | 146 | / |
| Dekwi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Deckwa | 83 | 83 | / |
| Dakwai | 83 | 50 | / |
| Degwai | 83 | 49 | / |
| Dekwae | 83 | 23 | / |
| Deukwa | 83 | 11 | / |
| Dikwai | 83 | 2 | / |
| Daekwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dekwas | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dekwaa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dhekwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dekhwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Doekwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Doegwai | 77 | 110 | / |
| Dakwayi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Dakwaji | 77 | 2 | / |
| Dekgbai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dakwa | 73 | 2,728 | / |
| Dikwa | 73 | 1,095 | / |
| Degwi | 73 | 273 | / |
| Degwa | 73 | 214 | / |
| Dekwe | 73 | 193 | / |
| Dikwi | 73 | 89 | / |
| Dokwa | 73 | 71 | / |
| Dekua | 73 | 60 | / |
| Dekui | 73 | 18 | / |
| Deqwi | 73 | 6 | / |
| Dokwi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Dakwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Decwa | 73 | 0 | / |
| Deckwith | 71 | 7 | / |
| Dhakwa | 67 | 289 | / |
| Dikwat | 67 | 114 | / |
| Degway | 67 | 93 | / |
| Dagwai | 67 | 67 | / |
| Dakwah | 67 | 54 | / |
| Dikwii | 67 | 39 | / |
| Dakwoi | 67 | 33 | / |
| Dhegwa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Dhikwa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Deukwe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Dequai | 67 | 11 | / |
| Degbai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Dickwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Degwas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dikwas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dehkui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dakway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Daikwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dakwyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Deacui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dikwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dekwer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dekwet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhokwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dahkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deghwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dackwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deagui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dakwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dagkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dakwau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dikkwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dakwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Degwoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Diegwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dekuas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dakwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dakwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deekua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deagwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dikway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tdakwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tdokwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dockwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dokwau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Degwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Degwit | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Dekwai
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