Decking Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Decking Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Decking Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany821:981,77468,040
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Decking Last Name Facts

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

The last name Decking is found most in Germany. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Decking? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,484,726th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Decking are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 69 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 82 people, or 1 in 981,774. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 76 percent are found, Bavaria, where 17 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Switzerland, where 11 percent are found.

Decking Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Decking has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Decking surname grew 620 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Decking Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Decking last name are 40.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 87.5% being registered with the political party.

Decking earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.46% less than the national average, earning $28,713 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doecking934/
Deckings931/
Deking92386/
Decing921/
Docking861,583/
Dekking8676/
Doeking8627/
Deaking864/
Deching863/
Dicking863/
Dacking863/
Dieking862/
Deeking861/
Dekings861/
Deiking861/
Dickings8094/
Deakings8015/
Deeching808/
Deiching801/
Daacking800/
Duycking800/
Daking77172/
Döking77106/
Diking7781/
Dekeng7746/
Deqing7734/
Doking779/
Dekngt771/
Dekyong7148/
Decheng7129/
Doiking7128/
Dakking7110/
Dikking719/
Daaking715/
Diching714/
Dayking711/
Dechink711/
Dekoeng711/
Dickeng711/
Duyking710/
Deakeng710/
Dequing710/
Dokkieng676/
Deekaeng672/
Dacquing672/
Dokng671/

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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 Decking
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