Decker Surname
Approximately 126,674 people bear this surname
Decker Surname Definition:
(German, Dutch) One who covers roofs with tile, straw or slate; one who came from Deck or Decker, the names of places in Germany.
Decker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 75,244 | 1:4,817 | 535 |
| Germany | 27,631 | 1:2,914 | 297 |
| Sierra Leone | 7,006 | 1:1,012 | 189 |
| France | 3,014 | 1:22,038 | 2,561 |
| Canada | 2,545 | 1:14,478 | 2,127 |
| Brazil | 2,438 | 1:87,807 | 3,311 |
| Ghana | 1,732 | 1:15,601 | 2,007 |
| Austria | 1,306 | 1:6,520 | 803 |
| Ecuador | 1,027 | 1:15,488 | 2,356 |
| Australia | 695 | 1:38,843 | 5,044 |
| Luxembourg | 588 | 1:987 | 91 |
| Belgium | 361 | 1:31,847 | 5,152 |
| Argentina | 356 | 1:120,066 | 10,157 |
| England | 355 | 1:156,952 | 14,819 |
| Netherlands | 269 | 1:62,778 | 10,793 |
| Switzerland | 231 | 1:35,554 | 5,171 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Thailand | 177 | 1:399,087 | 70,184 |
| Poland | 175 | 1:217,193 | 28,426 |
| Sweden | 136 | 1:72,403 | 5,440 |
| Nigeria | 118 | 1:1,501,210 | 57,254 |
| South Africa | 105 | 1:515,978 | 41,519 |
| Philippines | 90 | 1:1,124,869 | 91,280 |
| Denmark | 86 | 1:65,636 | 6,586 |
| Dominican Republic | 77 | 1:135,493 | 5,426 |
| Czechia | 76 | 1:139,914 | 21,949 |
| Spain | 65 | 1:719,262 | 31,067 |
| Liberia | 60 | 1:73,476 | 6,204 |
| Italy | 51 | 1:1,199,151 | 74,752 |
| New Zealand | 40 | 1:113,208 | 14,508 |
| Hungary | 38 | 1:258,323 | 20,391 |
| Chile | 33 | 1:533,833 | 13,415 |
| Russia | 29 | 1:4,969,761 | 222,297 |
| Uruguay | 25 | 1:137,270 | 12,322 |
| Panama | 19 | 1:205,908 | 5,804 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:162,870 | 11,152 |
| Norway | 18 | 1:285,683 | 29,080 |
| Israel | 14 | 1:611,260 | 42,949 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Croatia | 11 | 1:384,419 | 33,360 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Jamaica | 8 | 1:358,743 | 8,527 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Bolivia | 7 | 1:1,516,633 | 6,309 |
| Costa Rica | 5 | 1:956,014 | 6,058 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 167 | 1:145,960 | 13,001 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16,956 | 1:2,962 | 338 |
The alternate forms: Décker (2) are calculated separately.
Decker (640) may also be a first name.
Decker Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German, Dutch) One who covers roofs with tile, straw or slate; one who came from Deck or Decker, the names of places in Germany.
Dutch, dekker, one who covers roofs with tile, slate, or thatch.
From the German Decher, the quantity of ten; probably a name given to the tenth child. It may be one who decks or covers ships or vessels.
Decker Demographics
Average Decker Salary in
United States
$43,594 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Decker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Decker Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Decker (Arabic: دكر) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Décker. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Decker? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,441st most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 57,530 people. Decker occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Decker reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Decker is also the 328,833rd most frequent forename on earth It is held by 640 people.
The last name Decker is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 75,244 people, or 1 in 4,817. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 9 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 99 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 22 percent are found and Sierra Leone, where 6 percent are found.
Decker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Decker has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 444 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 213 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 114 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 43 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Decker Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Decker surname is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (80%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Decker surname are 19.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.68% being registered with the political party.
The amount Decker earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.27% less than the national average, earning 244,791 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 91% more than the national average, earning R 453,900 per year; in United States they earn 1.03% more than the national average, earning $43,594 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.68% less than the national average, earning $48,353 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Decker Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Decker in the Arabic language | ||
| دكر | dkr | - |
| ديكر | dykr | - |
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Decker Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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