Deckson Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Deckson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Deckson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Deckson (254) may also be a first name.

Deckson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Deckson is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Deckson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,460,878th most widespread family name in the world, held by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The last name Deckson occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Deckson reside; 28 percent reside in Southern Africa and 28 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Deckson is also the 559,024th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 254 people.

The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria Deckson is mostly found in: Bayelsa, where 41 percent live, Akwa Ibom, where 24 percent live and Lagos, where 18 percent live. Beside Nigeria Deckson is found in 6 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 28 percent live and Malaysia, where 18 percent live.

Deckson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Deckson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Deckson surname fell 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Deckson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Deckson earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 28.03% less than the national average, earning R 171,036 per year and in United States they earn 56.45% less than the national average, earning $18,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deickson931/
Dieckson930/
Dekson9253/
Decson9223/
Dhieckson881/
Dickson86245,909/
Dyckson8666/
Diekson868/
Deacson863/
Decksen861/
Dechson861/
Deakson860/
Decgson860/
Dicksson8095/
Dicksion8042/
Dikckson806/
Diechson803/
Dicksonn802/
Dicksoon802/
Dheikson801/
Dechsonh801/
Diockson801/
Duickson801/
Daickson801/
Dicson77802/
Dikson77747/
Deksen7719/
Decsom7717/
Dykson7714/
Dexson776/
Deksan776/
Decsan774/
Deqson771/
Dickksson751/
Diocson711,082/
Dicksen71286/
Dicsion7121/
Dechsen7117/
Diokson7117/
Daikson717/
Dieksen716/
Dickxon716/
Dikcson715/
Dicxson712/
Dikkson711/
Dicksan711/
Diksion711/
Duikson711/
Dicksun711/
Dicsonk711/
Diksson711/
Diçkson711/
Deiksen711/
Dicsone711/
Diksone711/
Dheksan711/
Decsang711/
Deegson710/
Dexon6731/
Dickshan672/
Dheigson671/
Diegsson671/
Daikeson671/

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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 Deckson
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