Decham Surname
Approximately 41 people bear this surname
Decham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 28 | 1:2,742,233 | 86,474 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Decham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Decham Come From? nationality or country of origin
Decham is held by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Decham? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,055,934th most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. Decham occurs predominantly in Asia, where 78 percent of Decham are found; 68 percent are found in South Asia and 68 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.
This last name is most widespread in Iran, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 2,742,233. In Iran Decham is mostly concentrated in: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 32 percent are found, Lorestan Province, where 21 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 21 percent are found. Aside from Iran this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in France, where 7 percent are found and Taiwan, where 7 percent are found.
Decham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Decham has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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
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- 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 Decham
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