Deca Surname
Approximately 2,515 people bear this surname
Deca Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 1,080 | 1:18,591 | 2,411 |
| Brazil | 414 | 1:517,088 | 19,419 |
| Philippines | 373 | 1:271,416 | 39,738 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Haiti | 111 | 1:96,251 | 4,721 |
| Belgium | 67 | 1:171,592 | 23,333 |
| United States | 52 | 1:6,970,364 | 322,914 |
| India | 29 | 1:26,450,530 | 346,896 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 1:4,560,317 | 223,141 |
| Canada | 26 | 1:1,417,138 | 98,245 |
| Taiwan | 26 | 1:901,721 | 6,312 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Poland | 15 | 1:2,533,917 | 108,409 |
| Italy | 14 | 1:4,368,335 | 106,343 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Iran | 10 | 1:7,678,252 | 153,484 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Decă (185), Deça (8), Déca (2) & Dêca (1) are calculated separately.
Deca (679) may also be a first name.
Deca Demographics
Average Deca Salary in
United States
$57,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Deca Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Deca Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Deca (Hindi: डेचा) occurs in Romania more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Decă, Deça, Déca or Dêca. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Deca? popularity and diffusion
The surname Deca is the 171,255th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,897,633 people. The surname Deca is predominantly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Deca live; 44 percent live in Eastern Europe and 43 percent live in Romanian Europe. Deca is also the 317,830th most commonly used given name worldwide. It is borne by 679 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Romania, where it is held by 1,080 people, or 1 in 18,591. In Romania it is mostly found in: Dolj County, where 45 percent reside, Teleorman County, where 18 percent reside and Bucharest Municipality, where 15 percent reside. Not including Romania Deca occurs in 38 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 16 percent reside and The Philippines, where 15 percent reside.
Deca Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Deca has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Deca surname rose 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Deca Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Deca last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.5% being registered with the political party.
The amount Deca earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 34.13% more than the national average, earning $57,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.92% more than the national average, earning $54,613 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Deca Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Deca in the Hindi language | ||
| डेचा | deca | - |
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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 Deca
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