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 occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Decter? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,032,007th most common surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 29,866,991 people. Decter occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Decter are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 19 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 197 people, or 1 in 1,839,893. In The United States Decter is mostly found in: New Jersey, where 32 percent reside, New York, where 28 percent reside and California, where 14 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 14 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Decter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Decter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Decter surname grew 3,940 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Decter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Decter are 43.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 97.14% registered with the political 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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