Decater Surname

820,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Decater Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Decater Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2901:229,04435,526
United States491:7,397,121336,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

Decater (13) may also be a first name.

Decater Last Name Facts

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

Decater is more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Decater? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 820,032nd most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,497,186 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Decater are found; 83 percent are found in South America and 83 percent are found in Gallo-Germanic South America. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 13 people.

The surname is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 290 people, or 1 in 229,044. In France Decater is mostly found in: French Guiana, where 97 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 3 percent reside. Other than France this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Decater Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Decater has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Decater last name fell 16 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Decater Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Decater last name are 35.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 81.82% being registered with the political party.

Decater earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13% less than the national average, earning $37,538 USD per year.

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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 Decater
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