Decaye Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Decaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Decaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Decaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Decaye occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Decaye? popularity and diffusion
Decaye is the 5,812,366th most commonly held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Decaye are found; 45 percent are found in Western Europe and 45 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
The surname is most widespread in France, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 13,284,544. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 40 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 40 percent are found and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 20 percent are found. Barring France it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 27 percent are found and Taiwan, where 18 percent are found.
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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 Decaye
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