Decret Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Decret Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Decret Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1801:369,01554,985
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Décret (1) are calculated separately.

Decret Last Name Facts

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

The surname Decret is found most in France. It can also be found as a variant: Décret. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Decret? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,227,038th most frequently used last name in the world, held by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Decret are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Decret is most frequently occurring in France, where it is borne by 180 people, or 1 in 369,015. In France Decret is most frequent in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 41 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 19 percent reside and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 16 percent reside. Barring France Decret occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Czechia, where 1 percent reside.

Decret Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Decret has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Decret last name contracted 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Décret941/
Deckret922/
Descret921/
Decrett921/
Decrets921/
Decreet920/
Decrest920/
Dechret920/
Decre91132/
Decrette86490/
Deicrest861/
Decreast861/
Dekret83209/
Decree83164/
Decrey8350/
Decrea8333/
Decrée8310/
Dicret835/
Decert834/
Desret833/
Decres833/
Decrer833/
Descre831/
Decrit831/
Deacre830/
Decretová802/
Deckert779,925/
Dechert772,474/
Desrets7747/
Discret7719/
Dechrit7714/
Decuirt775/
Decrite771/
Descres771/
Desreth771/
Decroit771/
Deckree770/
Decerth770/
Decry73107/
Decré73106/
Decri7321/
Decra739/
Dekre736/
Deichert71868/
Dieckert71133/
Deickert7185/
Decruydt7136/
Dietschreit7118/
Dechrist714/
Deckerth712/
Dechrith711/
Deachrit711/
Deuckert711/
Deckiert711/
Deacress711/
Descritt711/
Desreste711/
Dekert67366/
Dekrey67189/
Decruy67185/
Dikert67138/
Dechriste6790/
Dykert6773/
Decroi6764/
Decray6753/
Dekrét6724/
Dekretová6717/
Decroy6716/
Dejrit6711/
Decris675/
Dekryt673/
Deakre672/
Decruj672/
Dicrea672/
Dhekre671/
Diocre671/
Dekreu671/
Dikret671/
Dicres671/
Dekretova671/
Dycert671/
Decrio671/
Decrui671/
Deqrie670/
Desrit670/
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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  • 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 Decret
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