Dechamps Surname

104,562nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,487 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Dechamps Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dechamps Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,9281:5,963727
France1,8691:35,5394,341
United States1741:2,083,097132,570
Dominican Republic1541:67,7463,226
Germany811:993,89568,573
Brazil561:3,822,756105,432
Colombia521:918,7328,918
Argentina431:994,03362,207
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
England121:4,643,172139,951
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Dominica11:75,891912
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Déchamps (42) are calculated separately.

Dechamps Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dechamps has its highest incidence in Belgium. It can appear as a variant: Déchamps. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dechamps? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 104,562nd most numerous family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,624,147 people. The last name Dechamps occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Dechamps live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Belgium, where it is carried by 1,928 people, or 1 in 5,963. In Belgium it is most frequent in: Walloon Region, where 76 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 13 percent are found and Flemish Region, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Belgium Dechamps occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in France, where 42 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Dechamps Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dechamps has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 2,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dechamps Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dechamps last name are 20.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.65% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dechamps earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 2.85% less than the national average, earning $22,055,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.96% less than the national average, earning $37,555 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.8% less than the national average, earning $36,865 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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