Decoy Surname
Approximately 415 people bear this surname
Decoy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 409 | 1:247,526 | 37,156 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Decoy (32) may also be a first name.
Decoy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Decoy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Decoy is found most in The Philippines. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Decoy.
How Common Is The Last Name Decoy? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 707,442nd most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 17,560,352 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Decoy reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 99 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently held given name on earth, borne by 32 people.
This last name is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 409 people, or 1 in 247,526. In The Philippines Decoy is primarily found in: Caraga, where 19 percent are found, Davao Region, where 18 percent are found and Central Visayas, where 17 percent are found. Barring The Philippines this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 1 percent are found and Mexico, where 0 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Decoy
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