Decka Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Greece

Decka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Decka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
Greece341:325,87646,418
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Congo101:498,91011,250
France91:7,380,302306,885
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
England21:27,859,030389,889
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Decká (55), Dečka (1) & Děcká (135) are calculated separately.

Decka (237) may also be a first name.

Decka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Decka is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Decká, Dečka or Děcká. Click here for further potential spellings of Decka.

How Common Is The Last Name Decka? popularity and diffusion

Decka is the 1,409,418th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 47,321,727 people. Decka occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Decka reside; 31 percent reside in Western Europe and 25 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Decka is also the 581,650th most commonly used first name throughout the world, borne by 237 people.

This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 2,118,565. In Germany Decka is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 87 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 3 percent are found and Hesse, where 3 percent are found. Other than Germany this last name exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 22 percent are found and The Philippines, where 10 percent are found.

Decka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Decka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Decka surname increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Decka Last Name Statistics demography

Decka earn significantly more than the average income. In Canada they earn 34.29% more than the national average, earning $66,721 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Decká9355/
Dečka931/
Deczka9154/
Deckaj9110/
Deckha915/
Dehcka911/
Deckai911/
Deicka910/
Děcká87135/
Desczka833/
Dicka80916/
Decke80810/
Decca80413/
Decky80177/
Decki80128/
Decký80111/
Dacka8073/
Dycka8044/
Dýcka8024/
Detschka775/
Deicke731,235/
Dyczka73549/
Diecke73344/
Deczki73242/
Deecke73206/
Deczky7359/
Dickay7346/
Deckey7338/
Deicki7333/
Deckij7320/
Detska7313/
Deçkaj7310/
Deecki738/
Deccay733/
Dickoa733/
Dickha733/
Dhicka733/
Deycke732/
Deckee732/
Dancka732/
Dickai731/
Didcka731/
Daicka731/
Dicska731/
Dejcki731/
Deička731/
Deckei731/
Deckie731/
Diecca731/
Dietsca671/
Dicskha671/
Deckeih671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Decka
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