Decanha Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Decanha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
Decanha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Decanha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Decanha occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Decanha? popularity and diffusion
Decanha is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Decanha occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Decanha live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Decanha is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 67 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 33 percent reside. Outside of South Africa Decanha exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.
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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 Decanha
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