Dechow Surname

420,906th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 824 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dechow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dechow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4971:161,98319,223
United States2791:1,299,13691,043
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
England71:7,959,723202,100
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Dechów (2) are calculated separately.

Dechow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dechow is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Dechów. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dechow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dechow is the 420,906th most common surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,844,109 people. The surname Dechow occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Dechow reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 63 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Dechow is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 497 people, or 1 in 161,983. In Germany Dechow is most frequent in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 27 percent are found, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 23 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent are found. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Dechow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dechow has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 3,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dechow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dechow last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% registered with the political party.

Dechow earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.71% more than the national average, earning $44,318 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dechów942/
Diechow925/
Deichow920/
Decow9158/
Dochow83460/
Dichow8345/
Deshow8318/
Dechov833/
Dachow833/
Decsow831/
Dekhow831/
Deacow830/
Dechaw830/
Deschaw7729/
Dechova772/
Deechob771/
Dechhaw771/
Dychowa771/
Dechaaw771/
Decof7331/
Deßow7310/
Desow735/
Dycow731/
Decaw730/
Deschoff7111/
Diechoff712/
Deachgaw711/
Daichowe711/
Deichhaw711/
Deshchaw711/
Deshaw67892/
Decoff67276/
Deacov67133/
Detcov6768/
Deshov6757/
Dichov6743/
Dikhow6731/
Dachov6729/
Dochov6721/
Decsov6717/
Dessow6714/
Deciov6710/
Dishow6710/
Dekhov679/
Dezhov677/
Dechav676/
Dedcov676/
Dechab676/
Diesow674/
Dachów674/
Dachaw673/
Deasow672/
Dychov672/
Deisow672/
Dhisow672/
Desowa671/
Dychof671/
Dujhow671/
Daitchowe671/
Diechhoff670/
Decawh670/

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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
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  • 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 Dechow
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