Decock Surname

90,530th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,294 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Decock Surname User-submission:

The surname Decock or de Cock means 'cook', a person who prepares food for eating.

Decock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium4,2131:2,729252
United States6041:600,09848,868
Canada2041:180,61617,977
France1751:379,55856,305
Netherlands481:351,81639,430
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
England51:11,143,612252,590
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
China21:683,660,78330,601
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Decock (18) may also be a first name.

Decock Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Decock or de Cock means 'cook', a person who prepares food for eating.

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Decock Last Name Facts

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

The surname Decock is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Decock.

How Common Is The Last Name Decock? popularity and diffusion

The last name Decock is the 90,530th most numerous family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,376,567 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Decock reside; 84 percent reside in Western Europe and 63 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 18 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is borne by 4,213 people, or 1 in 2,729. In Belgium Decock is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 78 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 17 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent are found. Barring Belgium Decock is found in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Decock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Decock has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Decock last name grew 7,550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Decock Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Decock surname are 6.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.94% registered with the party.

The amount Decock earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.99% less than the national average, earning $42,721 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.64% more than the national average, earning $53,974 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deacock9259/
Deccock921/
De'cock921/
Decok9126/
Decocq83970/
Decook83884/
Dekock83879/
Decoke833/
Dacock832/
Deacoc831/
Daycock7784/
Decoske7735/
Decooke773/
Deekock771/
Deecook771/
Decocqu771/
Dekok73846/
Docak738/
Decox738/
Dacok738/
Decoq734/
Decak733/
Dycok732/
Decog731/
Descocqs711/
Deckhouk711/
Descoske711/
Decoux672,273/
Dekoke6728/
Dhocak6715/
Descak6714/
Decasc6713/
Descac6710/
Deccax679/
Dicoke679/
Decoox673/
Dacook671/
Dacooc671/
Deekok671/
Dekouk671/
Dekook671/
Dicocc671/

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