Decanter Surname

588,441st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 531 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Decanter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Decanter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3391:195,93730,472
United States1761:2,059,426131,385
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

The alternate forms: Décanter (1) are calculated separately.

Decanter Last Name Facts

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

Decanter is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Décanter. Click here for further potential spellings of Decanter.

How Common Is The Last Name Decanter? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 588,441st most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 13,724,192 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 66 percent of Decanter are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in France, where it is carried by 339 people, or 1 in 195,937. In France Decanter is mostly found in: Hauts-de-France, where 69 percent live, Île-de-France, where 6 percent live and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 5 percent live. Excluding France Decanter occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live and Finland, where 1 percent live.

Decanter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Decanter has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 765 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Decanter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Decanter last name are 20.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.44% registered to vote for the political party.

Decanter earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.74% less than the national average, earning $41,105 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Décanter961/
Decantere9429/
Decante93160/
Dekanter8886/
Deconter8816/
Descante882/
Decantes881/
Desanter881/
Descantes8289/
Dequanter8234/
Decounter8227/
Dechantre822/
Decantère821/
Dicante80236/
Deconte80147/
Decanti8049/
Dekante804/
Decanty802/
Dechaintre7815/
Decontie75100/
Desconte7538/
Decantis7528/
Decontes7519/
Decontee7512/
Dieconte751/
Decontet751/
Deconteh751/
Desonter750/
Deconthie711/
Descantis711/
Descontes710/
Deconti67450/
Dekanta6715/
Dicanti6711/
Dekanty6710/
Dikante672/
Deconty672/
Dekonte671/
Decomte671/
Dekanti671/

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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
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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 Decanter
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