Dech Surname

207,954th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,990 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dech Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dech Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9671:83,25310,513
United States5801:624,92950,458
Canada921:400,49635,373
Argentina731:585,52641,795
Taiwan461:509,6683,834
France381:1,747,966156,445
Netherlands281:603,11352,179
India221:34,866,608408,224
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
England31:18,572,686338,250
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2351:213,69718,312

Dech (364) may also be a first name.

Dech Last Name Facts

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

Dech (Hindi: देच, Russian: Деч) occurs most in Germany. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dech? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 207,954th most common surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 3,662,083 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Dech live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 51 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 456,229th most prevalent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 364 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 967 people, or 1 in 83,253. In Germany Dech is mostly found in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 35 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent live and Bavaria, where 11 percent live. Excluding Germany Dech exists in 37 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Dech Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dech has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 247 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dech Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dech surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.55% registered with the party.

The amount Dech earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 31.97% less than the national average, earning R 161,676 per year; in United States they earn 1.77% more than the national average, earning $43,914 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.23% more than the national average, earning $50,791 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Desch894,517/
Deche894,228/
Deich89918/
Deych89642/
Deach89200/
Detch8983/
Daech8947/
Deech8918/
Deuch8915/
Diech8912/
Dehch895/
Doech894/
Dechs894/
Hdech894/
Dedch892/
Deïch892/
Decsh891/
Decht891/
Ddech891/
Deh8674,075/
Dec8611,783/
Deitch802,416/
Diesch801,142/
Detsch80949/
Deusch80613/
Deisch80271/
Deesch8085/
Deiche8081/
Desche8046/
Detche8038/
Deetch8031/
Dehche8011/
Deytch805/
Deyche804/
de Sch802/
Deache802/
Destch801/
Deasch801/
Deeche801/
Deshch801/
Dezsch801/
Descht801/
Deatch800/
Dedsch800/
Dessch800/
Dettch800/
Deac758,037/
Desh753,487/
Dich753,433/
Dach752,291/
Dedh751,852/
Deih751,424/
Diec751,194/
Deci75569/
Doch75397/
Dych75383/
Dekh75372/
Deuh75359/
Dece75305/
Dieh75284/
Dezh75147/
Desc75105/
Dheh7582/
Dehs7544/
Derh7520/
Döch7518/
Deyh7514/
Deïh7510/
Deic754/
Deph753/
Deht753/
Decz753/
Dejc753/
Hdec753/
Deec752/
Dejh752/
Detc752/
Tdeh751/
Dehh751/
Ddeh751/
Deîh751/
Dgeh751/
Dehx751/
Deutsch7334,231/
Dietsch736,436/
Deitsch731,190/
Deatsch73180/
Deitche7397/
Deetsch7340/
Dechche738/
Dechová738/
Deudsch736/
Detsche732/
Deheche732/
Dechova732/
Daheech731/
Dehesch731/
Deicsch731/
Deistch731/
Deggich731/
Deussch731/
Deittch730/
Deastch730/
De67705,943/
Disch674,461/
Diche672,525/
Dietzsch672,024/
Dyche671,976/
Dehsh671,972/
Ditch671,893/
Daich67655/
Deshe67635/
Hdach67579/
Deehr67202/
Deesh67174/
Dicht67150/
Deish67141/
Dehec67138/
Ddich67136/
Deyce67130/
Duich67123/
Daych67109/
Diesh6786/
Deihs6772/
Däsch6772/
Deics6769/
Dytch6765/
Dhesh6765/
Doich6758/
Doych6757/
Dejcz6752/
Dycht6751/
Diehs6749/
Deush6744/
Deuhs6744/
Deatc6737/
Dehgi6733/
Dhedh6732/
Deice6730/
Deece6726/
Dysch6724/
Desce6722/
Dehkh6722/
Dekhe6720/
Deace6717/
Dehha6717/
Deekh6717/
Deustsch6715/
Dehyd6715/
Deici6714/
Deitsche6714/
Dherh6713/
Deikh6712/
Duych6711/
Däche6711/
Dheph679/
Desci679/
Dajch679/
Deizh679/
Dachh677/
Deucz677/
Deaci676/
Deehs676/
Dehci675/
Descz674/
Dichs674/
Deash674/
Hdich674/
Deicz674/
Deuthsch673/
Daach673/
Dhekh672/
Desdh672/
Desht672/
Diehc672/
Diehz672/
Ddeih672/
de He672/
Döche672/
Dehyi672/
Dgeeh672/
Dehys672/
Deasc672/
Dietc671/
Diecz671/
Detht671/
Deysh671/
Dhich671/
D'Eih671/
Deshs671/
Decrz671/
Dedsh671/
Deistsch671/
Deitc671/
Deithche671/
Deithsch671/
Deitzsch671/
Dehii671/
Deths671/
Derzh671/
De'eh671/
Decss671/
D'Eha671/
D'Och671/
Dyoch671/
Dèche671/
Dessh671/
Deutschs671/
Deyzc671/
Dgesh671/
Ddesc671/
Deihh671/
Dehdz671/
Dehss671/
Deehh671/
Diecs671/
Dheeh671/
Hdehe671/
Hdheh671/
Didch670/
Dychs670/
Deihp670/

Dech Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dech in the Hindi language
देचdeca90
देचीdeci10
Dech in the Russian language
Дечdec-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dech
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