Decter Surname

1,032,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Decter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Decter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1971:1,839,893120,150
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
England41:13,929,515290,718
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Decter (19) may also be a first name.

Decter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Decter is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Decter? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,032,007th most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 29,866,991 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Decter reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring forename worldwide, held by 19 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 197 people, or 1 in 1,839,893. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New Jersey, where 32 percent are found, New York, where 28 percent are found and California, where 14 percent are found. Aside from The United States it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 14 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Decter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Decter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Decter surname expanded 3,940 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Decter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Decter surname are 43.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 97.14% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Decter earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 29.04% more than the national average, earning $55,680 USD per year and in Canada they earn 52.95% more than the national average, earning $75,989 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dechter92292/
Deckter9277/
Decster924/
Diecter921/
Dectear921/
Dexcter920/
Decte913/
Decktert861/
Deichter861/
Dekter8383/
Dejter8356/
Dicter8323/
Degter837/
Dezter832/
Dichter771,382/
Dickter77196/
Dychter7762/
Dictter7749/
Deakter7722/
Dektere7712/
Dekhter778/
Dicther772/
Dictert771/
Degtear771/
Detster771/
Dejtear771/
Dictere771/
Dicteur771/
Diocter771/
Dekte737/
Decta733/
Dicte732/
Decty731/
Ditchter712/
Dichtear711/
Deitzter710/
Degterova67126/
Dikter6738/
Dektes6730/
Dectis6729/
Dickte6725/
Dicthe672/
Dekterova672/
Dictie671/

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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 Decter
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