Declercq Surname

34,122nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,534 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Declercq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Declercq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium8,9201:1,28948
France5,1601:12,8731,279
United States9101:398,30734,877
Canada1841:200,24819,574
Argentina561:763,27551,263
Netherlands531:318,62637,214
England311:1,797,35772,927
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
China21:683,660,78330,601
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Declercq Last Name Facts

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

The last name Declercq is carried by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Declercq? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 34,122nd most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 469,135 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Declercq are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 48 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is held by 8,920 people, or 1 in 1,289. In Belgium it is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 74 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 21 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Belgium this surname is found in 55 countries. It is also found in France, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Declercq Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Declercq has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 15,167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Declercq Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Declercq surname are 1.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.82% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Declercq earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 92.22% less than the national average, earning R 18,480 per year; in United States they earn 10.97% more than the national average, earning $47,884 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.76% less than the national average, earning $45,829 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Desclercq941/
Deeclercq941/
Declerq93169/
Declerc93161/
Declercque8917/
Declerck888,835/
Desclerc88111/
Declercg884/
Deklercq882/
Declerqe881/
Declerque8268/
Decklerck821/
Decclerck821/
Declerk80497/
Deklerc8015/
Declerg8012/
D'Esclercs781/
Deklerck75665/
Declerks753/
Declerke751/
Declairc751/
Declercgová741/
Deklerk67804/
Deklerkk631/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Declercq
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