Dechante Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Dechante Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dechante Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Dechante (11) may also be a first name.

Dechante Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dechante occurs most in Brazil. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dechante? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most numerous family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Dechante live; 63 percent live in South America and 63 percent live in Luso-South America. Dechante is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 11 people.

It is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 42,814,866. In Brazil it is most numerous in: Mato Grosso, where 60 percent are found and Paraná, where 40 percent are found. Apart from Brazil it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent are found.

Dechante Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dechante has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dechantte947/
Deschante941/
Dechant935,561/
Decante93160/
Dechauntee891/
Deschainte891/
Dechandt88279/
Dechants8861/
Dechaunt885/
Deschant883/
Deshante881/
Deechant881/
Dejchant881/
Dechanty880/
Decant86507/
Deschants829/
Deciantes827/
Deshaunte821/
Dechand80616/
Desante80447/
Dichant80285/
Dicante80236/
Deconte80147/
Dekhant80116/
Decanti8049/
Decandt8046/
Dejante8020/
Deshant804/
Déchant803/
Decanty802/
Dezante801/
Dechont801/
Deciant801/
Deceant801/
Decannt800/
Deschaints780/
Desiante75591/
Desantes75145/
Deschand75140/
Decontie75100/
Dejeante7589/
Dischant7545/
Deshantz7528/
Deshanty7526/
Decianti7517/
Desainte7515/
Decontee7512/
Deuchand7511/
Desantie7510/
Dichantz7510/
Deshanti757/
Deisante756/
Dessante756/
Dechangy753/
Desantea752/
Deechand752/
Deshanta751/
Deshonte751/
Dishante751/
Desanter751/
Desantez751/
Deazante751/
Dechamts751/
Dechandp751/
Dieconte751/
Deshanth751/
Desantey750/
Dexhanty750/
Dichantha711,196/
Deshantha71366/
Deciantis71353/
Dexant71172/
Desant7175/
Dessainte7141/
Decont7135/
Desaintes7125/
Decand7117/
Deshaunty711/
Dejant711/
Deconthie711/
Décant711/
Dezant711/
Deshanthi711/
Dechsonti711/
Desantets710/
Desanti672,168/
Desaint67883/
Dezhand67503/
Disante67487/
Deconti67450/
Desanty67183/
Dessant6796/
Desanta6792/
Dekhand6774/
Dessaintes6773/
Dejeant6735/
Dichand6723/
Dicanti6711/
Dishant678/
Dekhont677/
Deicont677/
Desants676/
Dezanti676/
Daichantha674/
Decount673/
Déjeant672/
Desjant672/
Deconty672/
Desiant672/
Dechsonthi672/
Desgant671/
Desantz671/
Desonte671/
Dejanti671/
Dișcant671/
Dechond671/
Detsanthei671/
Deasant670/
Desaunt670/
Dettsantte670/

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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 Dechante
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