Decreton Surname

587,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 532 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Decreton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Decreton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4191:158,52724,620
Belgium981:117,31317,342
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
England21:27,859,030389,889
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

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

Decreton Last Name Facts

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

Decreton occurs most in France. It may also be rendered as: Decréton. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Decreton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 587,571st most common surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 13,698,395 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Decreton reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

It is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 419 people, or 1 in 158,527. In France it is most prevalent in: Hauts-de-France, where 63 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 18 percent are found and Normandy, where 8 percent are found. Apart from France Decreton occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 18 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Decréton9610/
Decritan7532/
Dikerton751/
Decristan7174/
Dickerton714/
Dechristan6714/
Detkritong674/
Dicritan6351/
Detkraitong635/
Detkrithong631/
Deskrihthong602/
Detkraithong601/
Dikritoing561/

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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
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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 Decreton
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