Decay Surname
Approximately 140 people bear this surname
Decay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 109 | 1:609,383 | 80,423 |
| Iran | 26 | 1:2,953,174 | 90,148 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
Decay (14) may also be a first name.
Decay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Decay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Decay (Arabic: دكي) is found most in France. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Decay? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,497,948th most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 52,053,899 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Decay reside; 78 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name at a global level, held by 14 people.
The surname Decay is most prevalent in France, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 609,383. In France it is primarily found in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 61 percent are found, Centre-Val de Loire, where 12 percent are found and Pays de la Loire, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account France this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 19 percent are found and The Philippines, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Decay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Decay in the Arabic language | ||
| دكي | dky | - |
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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 Decay
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