Decent Surname

712,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 411 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Decent Surname Definition:

Probably from the becoming demeanour of the first owner of the surname. Dasent may be a corruption.

Decent Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2011:1,803,278118,231
England721:773,86242,299
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
Australia391:692,19746,687
India241:31,961,058386,265
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Decent (1,931) may also be a first name.

Decent Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Probably from the becoming demeanour of the first owner of the surname. Dasent may be a corruption.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Perhaps the same as Dasent, which, if not an Irish name, may be from Old German degen-send, a war-messenger (degen, ensis, gladius).

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From Disaunt, a foreign name, formed like Mordaunt, Poignaunt, and others. John Disaunt was of Bedfordshire, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Decent Last Name Facts

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

The last name Decent is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Decent.

How Common Is The Last Name Decent? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 712,393rd most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 17,731,255 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Decent reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Decent is also the 172,670th most frequently held given name in the world, held by 1,931 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 201 people, or 1 in 1,803,278. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Minnesota, where 26 percent live, Nebraska, where 12 percent live and Florida, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States it exists in 19 countries. It is also found in England, where 18 percent live and Nigeria, where 10 percent live.

Decent Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Decent has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Decent last name rose 744 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 248 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Decent Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Decent surname are 19.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 72.5% registered to vote for the party.

Decent earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.02% less than the national average, earning $35,374 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dechent92504/
Descent92253/
De'cent9214/
Decente928/
Deckent921/
Decents921/
Decen91148/
Descente862/
Descents861/
Dechen832,660/
Dicent831,284/
Degent8390/
Dehent8353/
Desent8343/
Dezent8314/
Decint839/
Deicen834/
Deenet833/
Detcen831/
Decenk831/
Dejent831/
Decien831/
Deacen830/
Dekent830/
Deichendt801/
Dessent77587/
Deachen77132/
Deichen77129/
Dejente7789/
Desentz7774/
Degendt7769/
Detente7736/
Decheng7729/
Desgent7727/
Dehgent7724/
Deechen7720/
Dicente7717/
Detchen778/
Deschen774/
Desente774/
Dechend774/
Dickent774/
Decenne773/
Doicent773/
Dhechen771/
Degente771/
Daicent771/
Descend771/
Discent771/
Diocent771/
Dechint771/
Deshent770/
Dicen733,340/
Decin731,104/
Dezen73520/
Desen73292/
Deene73121/
Dexen73104/
Deten73102/
Deşen7385/
Deant7347/
Decem736/
Deint731/
Deenh731/
Dechenne71330/
Detcheng7115/
Descheen717/
Deschien717/
Dessente713/
Dessents712/
Detschen711/
Daicendt711/
Deachenn711/
Deahchen711/
Deacinte711/
Daichent711/
Deitchen710/
Dettchen710/
Deuschen710/
Decina671,933/
Detsen671,146/
Deußen671,002/
Diesen67807/
Dechin67507/
Daichendt67336/
Detten67262/
Deesin67238/
Dessen67234/
Deisen67206/
Deshen67195/
Deinet67120/
Deusen6796/
Deante6766/
Deteng6764/
Disent6757/
Desuen6752/
Dekint6742/
Dichen6741/
Deasen6739/
Deesen6738/
Dezzen6737/
Desien6735/
Deseng6735/
Dehenn6733/
Degend6730/
Deysen6723/
Deetim6723/
Deynet6719/
Dechem6718/
Deycin6715/
Deinte6712/
Dehgen6712/
Deaten677/
Deschenne676/
Deteen675/
Ddheen673/
Dheene673/
Deiten672/
Digent672/
Dexsen672/
Deezin672/
Dekynt672/
Deyzen672/
Dicenc672/
Dicend672/
Deacin671/
Deeten671/
Deschends671/
Diesnt671/
Deyten671/
Desend671/
Deeina671/
Deezen671/
Denhth671/
Deaxen671/
Desenn671/
Decing671/
Deazen671/
Diceen671/
Déchen671/
Deucin671/
Deizen671/
Dizent671/
Deindt671/
De'zen671/
Dicènt671/
Dheenh671/
Deathsent671/
Djehen671/
Dejsen671/
Deicin671/
Diceng671/
Deannt670/
Dysent670/
Discen670/
Deintt670/
Detenn670/
Deitschen670/

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