Dechavanne Surname

483,143rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 689 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Greenland

Dechavanne Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dechavanne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France6711:98,99114,487
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Déchavanne (3) are calculated separately.

Dechavanne Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dechavanne is found in France more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Déchavanne. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dechavanne? popularity and diffusion

It is the 483,143rd most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 10,576,990 people. The last name Dechavanne occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Dechavanne live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Dechavanne is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 671 people, or 1 in 98,991. In France Dechavanne is most frequent in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 70 percent are found, Occitanie, where 7 percent are found and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 6 percent are found. Aside from France this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

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Footnotes

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