Dechans Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Dechans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dechans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
France21:33,211,361423,184

Dechans Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dechans has its highest incidence in Argentina. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Dechans.

How Common Is The Last Name Dechans? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most prevalent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Dechans reside; 78 percent reside in South America and 78 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Argentina, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 6,106,202. In Argentina it is mostly concentrated in: Buenos Aires Province, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Argentina this last name is found in one country. It is also found in France, where 22 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deschans9334/
Detchans9315/
Dechains931/
Decans921/
Desschans8839/
Dechahans881/
Dichans8629/
Decaëns8613/
Deceans862/
Decohns861/
Dechams861/
Dechens860/
Dechance80240/
Dichgans8020/
Detchons8014/
Deschams805/
Deuchons800/
Dejans77178/
Dicans7745/
Decons7723/
Dexans772/
Desans771/
Djhans771/
Deschance751/
Dechanche751/
Deschaums750/
Dejeans71371/
Deshons71305/
Deacons71287/
Dessans71155/
Desains7149/
Deshams7135/
Decoons7119/
Desgans7118/
Dichanz7116/
Dejohns7110/
Dichens717/
Desanse713/
Déjeans712/
Deasons711/
Dechousens711/
Decions710/
Desjeans6777/
Dessains6720/
Deshance676/
Deacon's672/
Dehkhanz671/

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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 Dechans
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