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 surname Deqow occurs more in Somalia more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Deqow? popularity and diffusion

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

This last name is most numerous in Somalia, where it is held by 2,255 people, or 1 in 5,965. Without taking into account Somalia this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found 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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