Declef Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Declef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Declef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France411:1,620,066149,911
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Declef Last Name Facts

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

The last name Declef has its highest incidence in France. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Declef? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,979,664th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname Declef occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Declef reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

Declef is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 41 people, or 1 in 1,620,066. In France it is most frequent in: Grand Est, where 46 percent reside, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 27 percent reside and Brittany, where 20 percent reside. Without taking into account France it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Desclefs8615/
Deklef833/
Declew830/
Decleva77189/
Dicleff771/
Deketlef719/
Deckleva712/
Detklefs711/
Diklef671/
Dekleva62974/
Dešliev621/
Deselfe621/
Dicliff621/
Deshliev5712/
Deshleva578/
Deklevová5316/
Diklev5017/
Dejløw502/

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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 Declef
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