Decalb Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Decalb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Decalb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Decalb Last Name Facts

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

Decalb occurs more in Israel more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Decalb? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Decalb is predominantly found in Asia, where 67 percent of Decalb live; 67 percent live in West Asia and 67 percent live in Judeo-West Asia.

The surname Decalb is most common in Israel, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,139,408. In Israel Decalb is primarily concentrated in: Central District, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Israel Decalb is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Decalb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Decalb has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Decalb surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Decalbo920/
Decalf83364/
Dekalb83333/
de Kalb7717/
Dicalbo7715/
Decaulp7713/
Degalbo7712/
Dekalbe775/
Dcaliba774/
Declabu772/
Dacalob771/
de Calabia751/
Deukalbe7117/
de Galba713/
Diekalbe712/
de Caulp711/
Decoluby711/
Deglba6752/
Teclab6710/
de Colubi679/
Daclib674/
Disalb673/
Deklab672/
Daglba672/
Dekoualib671/
Daglbi671/
Dayacalib671/
Dayacalab671/
Deglab671/
Dekalibai671/
Digalb671/
Dekolb671/
Diecolf620/
Dekolf509/
Dekolp501/

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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 Decalb
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