Deqow Surname

187,259th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Deqow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Deqow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia2,2551:5,965496
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Deqow (1,365) may also be a first name.

Deqow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Deqow is more frequently found in Somalia than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Deqow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Deqow is the 187,259th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,226,005 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Deqow live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 212,105th most common first name at a global level It is held by 1,365 people.

The surname Deqow is most commonly held in Somalia, where it is carried by 2,255 people, or 1 in 5,965. Aside from Somalia Deqow exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Burundi, where 0 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deeqow911,078/
Dheqow911/
Deqoow911/
Dekow806,258/
Decow8058/
Deqaw801/
Doqow801/
Deckow731,055/
Diekow73271/
Daekow7311/
Deekow734/
Dekowa732/
Deeqaw731/
Dekhow731/
Dekowe731/
Dedkow731/
Deacow730/
Dieckow67349/
Deeskow678/

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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 Deqow
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