Dequia Surname

618,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 497 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Panama
Highest density in:
Panama

Dequia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dequia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Panama3531:11,083951
Philippines1001:1,012,38286,556
Colombia411:1,165,2219,805
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dequia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dequia is borne by more people in Panama than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dequia? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dequia is the 618,896th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 14,663,070 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Dequia are found; 71 percent are found in Central America and 71 percent are found in Hispano-Central America.

The last name is most frequently used in Panama, where it is borne by 353 people, or 1 in 11,083. In Panama it is most prevalent in: Emberá-Wounaan, where 42 percent live, Panamá Province, where 30 percent live and Darién Province, where 18 percent live. Beside Panama this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 20 percent live and Colombia, where 8 percent live.

Dequia Last Name Statistics demography

Dequia earn a lot less than the average income. In Colombia they earn 49.54% less than the national average, earning $11,455,200 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dequias923/
Deaquia921/
Deqia911/
Deguia831,480/
Doquia8347/
Dequio8330/
Daquia839/
Dyquia838/
Dekuia831/
Decuia831/
Deaguia776/
Deeguia772/
Daquiea771/
Deukuia771/
Dekia7343/
Daqia734/
Deaqguio711/
Daquio671,086/
Diguia67711/
Dechia67219/
Degvia67117/
Deguio6758/
Dekhia6754/
Deekia6746/
Dicuia6733/
Dehkia6712/
Decuio678/
Dakuia676/
Degbia675/
Doquio673/
Desquiotz672/
Dekija671/
Dacuia671/
Dekiat671/
Dekiah671/
Deukja671/

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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 Dequia
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