Dec Surname

44,090th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,783 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Dec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland9,1501:4,154445
United States1,4661:247,24323,557
England1421:392,38127,229
France1391:477,86167,615
Canada1081:341,16330,982
Brazil971:2,206,95268,831
Taiwan951:246,7872,063
Cambodia821:188,8682,990
Argentina611:700,71248,077
India521:14,751,257245,013
Belgium331:348,38338,592
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Norway181:285,68329,080
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Serbia91:793,88326,061
China81:170,915,1968,932
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Romania61:3,346,31256,696
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413

The alternate forms: Deć (4), Deč (3) & Déc (3) are calculated separately.

Dec (702) may also be a first name.

Dec Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dec is most common in Poland. It can also be rendered as a variant: Deć, Deč or Déc. For other possible spellings of Dec click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dec? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dec is the 44,090th most frequently held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 618,480 people. The last name Dec occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Dec live; 78 percent live in Eastern Europe and 78 percent live in West Slavic Europe. Dec is also the 311,884th most numerous first name on earth, held by 702 people.

Dec is most frequent in Poland, where it is borne by 9,150 people, or 1 in 4,154. Not including Poland it exists in 73 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Dec Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dec are 4.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.28% being registered with the political party.

The amount Dec earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 29.94% less than the national average, earning 242,466 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.7% more than the national average, earning $47,335 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.95% more than the national average, earning $50,653 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deć894/
Deč893/
Déc893/
Deck8618,816/
Deac868,037/
Dech861,990/
Diec861,194/
Decq86596/
Deci86569/
Desc86105/
Deic864/
Dect864/
Decz863/
Dejc863/
Hdec863/
Deec862/
Decx862/
Degc862/
Detc862/
Dekc861/
Decp861/
Desch754,517/
Deche754,228/
Dieck752,669/
Deich75918/
Decke75810/
Deych75642/
Deach75200/
Deick75163/
Dehec75138/
Deeck75111/
Detch7583/
Deics7569/
Deack7553/
Dejcz7552/
Deatc7537/
Deyck7533/
Deech7518/
Deici7514/
Deuck7511/
Desci759/
Deucz757/
Deaci756/
Dehch755/
Dehci755/
Descz754/
Dechs754/
Deicz754/
Hdech754/
Diehc752/
Dedch752/
Deïch752/
Dheck752/
Deasc752/
Dietc751/
Diecz751/
Decsh751/
Deitc751/
Deckk751/
Decss751/
Dgecg751/
Hdecc751/
Ddech751/
Deyzc751/
Ddesc751/
Dechc751/
Diecs751/
Deict750/
Dek679,768/
Des672,670/
Deitch672,416/
Dej671,363/
Deq671,269/
Deicke671,235/
Dez671,176/
Diesch671,142/
Deszcz671,108/
Detsch67949/
Deg67827/
Deusch67613/
Dyc67575/
Dic67537/
Dex67516/
Deisch67271/
Deş67211/
Deecke67206/
Decque67199/
Dehecq67147/
Deheck67124/
Deesch6785/
Deiche6781/
Dejcző6750/
Detche6738/
Deetch6731/
Deijck6715/
Dehche6711/
Decova676/
Dež676/
Diedcz676/
Deytch675/
Deyche674/
Djc674/
Decová672/
Deycke672/
Deicth672/
Deache672/
Destch671/
Deishc671/
Deasch671/
Deatci671/
Deicks671/
Deeche671/
Deshch671/
Dezsch671/
Deycks671/
Dheici671/
Deatch670/
Dedsch670/
Dessch670/
Deacks670/
Dettch670/

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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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  • 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 Dec
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