Decauville Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Decauville Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Decauville Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France241:2,767,613196,808
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Decauville Last Name Facts

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

The last name Decauville is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Decauville? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,957,383rd most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Decauville live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

Decauville is most widely held in France, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 2,767,613. In France Decauville is most common in: Normandy, where 58 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 13 percent live and Île-de-France, where 13 percent live. Beside France this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent live.

Decauville Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Decauville has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Decauville last name contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Decauville
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