Dechêne Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Dechêne Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 23 | 1:499,854 | 48,667 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
The alternate forms: Dechene (1,216), Dechène (19), Déchêne (4), Dechéne (1), Déchène (4) & Déchene (1) are calculated separately.
Dechêne Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dechêne Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dechêne occurs most in Belgium. It can appear in the variant forms: Dechene, Dechène, Déchêne, Dechéne, Déchène or Déchene. Click here to see other possible spellings of Dechêne.
How Common Is The Last Name Dechêne? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dechêne is the 2,808,717th most widespread surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname Dechêne occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Dechêne are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
The last name Dechêne is most widely held in Belgium, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 499,854. In Belgium it is primarily concentrated in: Walloon Region, where 87 percent live, Flemish Region, where 9 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Belgium this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 29 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.
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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 Dechêne
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