Decatur Surname
Approximately 1,251 people bear this surname
Decatur Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,239 | 1:292,542 | 27,116 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 252 | 1:199,280 | 17,365 |
Decatur (175) may also be a first name.
Decatur Demographics
Average Male Decatur Height
176.61 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Decatur Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Decatur Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Decatur is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Decatur? popularity and diffusion
The last name Decatur is the 303,202nd most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 5,825,376 people. The last name Decatur occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Decatur are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 690,096th most commonly held forename at a global level. It is borne by 175 people.
The surname Decatur is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,239 people, or 1 in 292,542. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Virginia, where 22 percent are found, Michigan, where 9 percent are found and California, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States Decatur exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 0 percent are found and Japan, where 0 percent are found.
Decatur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Decatur has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Decatur last name increased 492 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Decatur Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Decatur surname are 16.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.85% being registered with the political party.
Decatur earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.78% more than the national average, earning $47,369 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 Decatur
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