Decken Surname
Approximately 463 people bear this surname
Decken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 294 | 1:273,828 | 28,930 |
| Brazil | 111 | 1:1,928,598 | 61,665 |
| Estonia | 31 | 1:42,639 | 8,109 |
| United States | 21 | 1:17,259,949 | 572,238 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 18 | 1:1,354,187 | 47,798 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 33 | 1:1,521,778 | 81,120 |
Decken (12) may also be a first name.
Decken Demographics
Average Decken Salary in
United States
$46,597 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Decken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Decken Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Decken has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Decken? popularity and diffusion
The last name Decken is the 652,085th most common last name globally, held by around 1 in 15,739,840 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Decken reside; 64 percent reside in Western Europe and 64 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Decken is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 12 people.
The surname Decken is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 294 people, or 1 in 273,828. In Germany it is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 36 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent live and Berlin, where 12 percent live. Barring Germany Decken occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 24 percent live and Estonia, where 7 percent live.
Decken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Decken has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 36 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Decken Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Decken surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.
Decken earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.99% more than the national average, earning $46,597 USD per year.
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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 Decken
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