Dê Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

Dê Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dê Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
São Tomé and Príncipe71:25,3461,305
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

The alternate forms: De (705,943), (98), (16), (5) & (1) are calculated separately.

(45) may also be a first name.

Dê Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dê is held by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can occur as: De, , , or . For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dê? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,432,070th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Dê reside; 61 percent reside in South America and 61 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,504,468th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 45 people.

The surname is most common in Brazil, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 10,703,717. In Brazil Dê is most common in: São Paulo, where 50 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 10 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 10 percent are found. Other than Brazil this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in São Tomé and Príncipe, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
De83705,943/
8398/
8316/
835/
831/
Dêh802/
Dêa801/
D675,531/
Dawê671/

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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 Dê
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