Decher Surname
Approximately 1,512 people bear this surname
Decher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,125 | 1:71,560 | 9,085 |
| United States | 144 | 1:2,517,076 | 153,460 |
| France | 72 | 1:922,538 | 106,020 |
| Brazil | 47 | 1:4,554,773 | 120,089 |
| Romania | 35 | 1:573,653 | 41,852 |
| Chile | 28 | 1:629,160 | 15,000 |
| Canada | 26 | 1:1,417,138 | 98,245 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 66 | 1:760,889 | 48,111 |
Decher (55) may also be a first name.
Decher Demographics
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Decher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Decher Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Decher (Russian: Дечьер) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Decher? popularity and diffusion
Decher is the 259,916th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,819,806 people. The surname Decher occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Decher live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,336,256th most common forename worldwide, borne by 55 people.
This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 1,125 people, or 1 in 71,560. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Hesse, where 66 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this surname is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent are found and France, where 5 percent are found.
Decher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Decher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Decher surname rose 218 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Decher Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Decher surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered with the political party.
The amount Decher earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 11.62% more than the national average, earning $48,165 USD per year and in Canada they earn 47.33% more than the national average, earning $73,196 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Decher Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Decher in the Russian language | ||
| Дечьер | decer | - |
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Decher Reference & Research
Decker FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Decker FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Decher
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis