Dechanel Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Dominican Republic
Highest density in:
Tuvalu

Dechanel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dechanel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
France31:22,140,907385,998
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Tuvalu11:11,188103

Dechanel (122) may also be a first name.

Dechanel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dechanel is held by more people in The Dominican Republic than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dechanel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,427,875th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. Dechanel is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Dechanel reside; 30 percent reside in Western Europe and 20 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 844,248th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 122 people.

Dechanel is most frequently used in The Dominican Republic, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 2,608,233. Besides The Dominican Republic it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in France, where 15 percent live and Belgium, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deschanel94495/
De'chanel943/
Dechannel942/
Decanel931/
Deschannel895/
Decaniel888/
Dochanel880/
Dachanell821/
Dishanel751/
Dezanl712/
Dessaunel711/
Desoniel631/
Dixonel532/
Disanil531/
Disonell5020/

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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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  • 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 Dechanel
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