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 carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Decoy? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 707,442nd most numerous last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 17,560,352 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Decoy are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 99 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,840,253rd most widely held forename internationally, borne by 32 people.
The surname is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is held by 409 people, or 1 in 247,526. In The Philippines it is most prevalent in: Caraga, where 19 percent are found, Davao Region, where 18 percent are found and Central Visayas, where 17 percent are found. Other than The Philippines this surname exists 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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