Decree Surname

1,353,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belgium

Decree Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Decree Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States991:3,661,201203,401
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Belgium221:522,57550,051
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Decrée (10) are calculated separately.

Decree (13) may also be a first name.

Decree Last Name Facts

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

The last name Decree is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Decrée. Click here for other potential spellings of Decree.

How Common Is The Last Name Decree? popularity and diffusion

The surname Decree is the 1,353,468th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 44,436,256 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Decree are found; 52 percent are found in North America and 52 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Decree is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 13 people.

The surname Decree is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 3,661,201. In The United States it is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 29 percent live, Florida, where 12 percent live and New Jersey, where 9 percent live. Apart from The United States it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 25 percent live and Belgium, where 13 percent live.

Decree Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Decree has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Decree Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Decree last name are 35.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 82.61% being registered with the political party.

The amount Decree earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.44% less than the national average, earning R 82,128 per year and in United States they earn 6.66% less than the national average, earning $40,275 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Decrée9410/
Deckree920/
Decreet920/
Decre91132/
Dechsree861/
Decret83190/
Decrey8350/
Decrae8347/
Decrea8333/
Decrue8320/
Desree8317/
Decres833/
Decrer833/
Descre831/
Deacre830/
Decreus77241/
Decreux77129/
Decraye7737/
Decraie7729/
Decroie7722/
Desrees779/
Decroue776/
Deckret772/
Decrets771/
Deshree771/
Decrett771/
Descres771/
Descret771/
Dechsre771/
Decrest770/
Dechret770/
Desre73238/
Decry73107/
Decré73106/
Decri7321/
Decra739/
Dekre736/
Dezre731/
Decrouez71157/
Descreux7185/
Deicrest711/
Deacress711/
Decreast711/
Deschrer711/
Dicreech711/
Desrez67209/
Dekrey67189/
Decruy67185/
Decroi6764/
Desrey6761/
Decray6753/
Descrouet6736/
Decroy6716/
Dechri679/
Desrie678/
Dicret675/
Decris675/
Dickreeah674/
Desret673/
Disree673/
Decruj672/
Deakre672/
Decrou672/
Dicrea672/
Dhekre671/
Dicres671/
Deshre671/
Decrau671/
Decrio671/
Deisre671/
Decrui671/
Décret671/
Desrée671/
Dekreu671/
Diocre671/
Decrit671/
Deqrie670/
Deacry670/
Descry670/

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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
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  • 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 Decree
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