Dechert Surname
Approximately 2,474 people bear this surname
Dechert Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,357 | 1:59,326 | 7,656 |
| United States | 908 | 1:399,184 | 34,943 |
| Canada | 127 | 1:290,123 | 26,993 |
| Argentina | 28 | 1:1,526,550 | 84,030 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 111 | 1:452,421 | 32,615 |
Dechert Demographics
Average Male Dechert Height
178.72 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Dechert Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dechert Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dechert is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dechert? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dechert is the 173,647th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,945,653 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of Dechert live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 1,357 people, or 1 in 59,326. In Germany it is most frequent in: Hesse, where 50 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 10 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent reside. Not including Germany this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 37 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.
Dechert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Dechert has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dechert last name grew 818 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Dechert Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Dechert surname are 20.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.71% being registered with the political party.
The amount Dechert earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.6% more than the national average, earning $45,996 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.34% more than the national average, earning $59,292 CAD per year.
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Dechert 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
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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 Dechert
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