Dechef Surname
Approximately 164 people bear this surname
Dechef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 127 | 1:90,525 | 14,046 |
| France | 31 | 1:2,142,668 | 174,004 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Dechef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dechef Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dechef occurs in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dechef? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,353,468th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 44,436,256 people. The last name Dechef is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Dechef reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.
This last name is most common in Belgium, where it is held by 127 people, or 1 in 90,525. In Belgium Dechef is mostly concentrated in: Walloon Region, where 86 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Belgium Dechef is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in France, where 19 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dechief | 92 | 195 | / |
| Decheff | 92 | 22 | / |
| Detcheff | 86 | 1 | / |
| Descheaf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dechev | 83 | 2,217 | / |
| Deceff | 83 | 12 | / |
| Deckef | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dochef | 83 | 1 | / |
| Decheb | 83 | 1 | / |
| Decheva | 77 | 2,283 | / |
| Docheff | 77 | 129 | / |
| Dacheff | 77 | 94 | / |
| Detchev | 77 | 35 | / |
| Deychev | 77 | 27 | / |
| Doychef | 77 | 2 | / |
| Deechev | 77 | 1 | / |
| Deicheb | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dechiev | 77 | 1 | / |
| Decew | 73 | 191 | / |
| Decev | 73 | 61 | / |
| Degef | 73 | 41 | / |
| Dexef | 73 | 4 | / |
| Dicef | 73 | 4 | / |
| Deceb | 73 | 3 | / |
| Dejef | 73 | 2 | / |
| Desef | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dekef | 73 | 1 | / |
| Daychief | 71 | 95 | / |
| Detcheva | 71 | 29 | / |
| Deycheva | 71 | 26 | / |
| Doicheff | 71 | 21 | / |
| Ditcheff | 71 | 6 | / |
| Deicheva | 71 | 2 | / |
| Doycheff | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dechkeaw | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dochev | 67 | 2,195 | / |
| Dachew | 67 | 2,094 | / |
| Dichev | 67 | 1,711 | / |
| Dachev | 67 | 1,524 | / |
| Deshev | 67 | 343 | / |
| Dychev | 67 | 117 | / |
| Deceva | 67 | 50 | / |
| Deseff | 67 | 34 | / |
| Deseuf | 67 | 21 | / |
| Dezhev | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dejcev | 67 | 6 | / |
| Deciev | 67 | 6 | / |
| Deachkeaw | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dejeff | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dekefe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Deczew | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dechib | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dishef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dezeff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Descev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deshew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doitcheff | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Dechef
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