Decran Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Decran Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Decran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq2251:155,6523,988
Lebanon461:122,5456,622
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
France11:66,422,722504,397
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Decran (992) may also be a first name.

Decran Last Name Facts

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

Decran occurs in Iraq more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Decran? popularity and diffusion

The surname Decran is the 937,786th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 26,026,950 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Decran live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 99 percent live in Levant. It is also the 255,582nd most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 992 people.

Decran is most commonly used in Iraq, where it is held by 225 people, or 1 in 155,652. Other than Iraq Decran exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 16 percent live and Syria, where 2 percent live.

Decran Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Armenian Catholic (61%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Decrane92392/
Decrand9278/
Decrant928/
Decrean921/
Decrain921/
Decraine8611/
Decreane862/
Decron83155/
Desran83147/
Dicran8313/
Dekran8311/
Decram831/
Descratin801/
Dickran7731/
Dekrahn775/
Dekrane772/
Decroon772/
Deekran771/
Deasran771/
Deikran771/
Desrand771/
Desrank771/
Dekraan771/
Deajran770/
Decraissin7510/
Deshratn712/
Dessrane711/
Dekreahn711/
Dheshran711/
Dikran6760/
Dekron6730/
Dechkrong6718/
Decrom6717/
Dechcrong674/
Dezron673/
Diqran672/
Dekranova672/
Dejron671/
Desram671/
Dixran670/

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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 Decran
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