Deces Surname
Approximately 187 people bear this surname
Deces Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 181 | 1:366,976 | 54,730 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Decès (1) are calculated separately.
Deces (38) may also be a first name.
Deces Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Deces Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Deces (Arabic: ديسيس) occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Decès. Click here to see other possible spellings of Deces.
How Common Is The Last Name Deces? popularity and diffusion
The last name Deces is the 1,239,697th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. The surname Deces is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Deces are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Deces is also the 1,662,754th most frequently occurring given name on earth, held by 38 people.
The last name Deces is most widespread in France, where it is carried by 181 people, or 1 in 366,976. In France it is most common in: Grand Est, where 28 percent are found, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 27 percent are found and Normandy, where 12 percent are found. Not including France this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and Colombia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Deces Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Deces in the Arabic language | ||
| ديسيس | dysys | - |
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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 Deces
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