Decent Surname
Approximately 411 people bear this surname
Decent Surname Definition:
Probably from the becoming demeanour of the first owner of the surname. Dasent may be a corruption.
Decent Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 201 | 1:1,803,278 | 118,231 |
| England | 72 | 1:773,862 | 42,299 |
| Nigeria | 40 | 1:4,428,569 | 120,862 |
| Australia | 39 | 1:692,197 | 46,687 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 29 | 1:840,530 | 36,623 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 27 | 1:1,859,951 | 94,590 |
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.
Perhaps the same as Dasent, which, if not an Irish name, may be from Old German degen-send, a war-messenger (degen, ensis, gladius).
From Disaunt, a foreign name, formed like Mordaunt, Poignaunt, and others. John Disaunt was of Bedfordshire, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
Decent Demographics
Average Decent Salary in
United States
$35,374 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Decent Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Decent Come From? nationality or country of origin
Decent is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Decent? popularity and diffusion
Decent is the 712,393rd most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 17,731,255 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Decent are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Decent is also the 172,670th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 1,931 people.
The last name Decent is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 201 people, or 1 in 1,803,278. In The United States it is most numerous in: Minnesota, where 26 percent live, Nebraska, where 12 percent live and Florida, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent live and Nigeria, where 10 percent live.
Decent Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Decent has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 744 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 248 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Decent Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Decent last name are 19.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.5% registered to vote for the political 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.
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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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