Decaigny Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Decaigny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Decaigny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1131:101,74015,454
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
France141:4,744,480251,814

Decaigny Last Name Facts

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

The surname Decaigny is found most frequently in Belgium. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Decaigny? popularity and diffusion

Decaigny is the 1,198,640th most frequent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 36,992,619 people. The last name Decaigny is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Decaigny are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 35 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Decaigny is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 101,740. In Belgium Decaigny is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 58 percent live and Walloon Region, where 42 percent live. Without taking into account Belgium this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Decaigny Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Decaigny surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.5% registered with the party.

The amount Decaigny earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 12.9% more than the national average, earning $48,714 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.62% more than the national average, earning $53,964 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Decaigney9419/
Decagny93386/
Decaigne881/
Dechagny881/
Decaignie821/
Decagna8017/
Dechigne7517/
Decoigne7515/
Descagni759/
Decougny751/
Descagne751/
Decahagne711/
Dekigna671/
Dechegne6336/
Detchegni5937/

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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 Decaigny
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