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Where Does The Last Name Dector Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Dector is held by more people in Mexico than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Déctor. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dector? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 234,133^rd most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 4,234,483 people. Dector occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Dector live; 96 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Hispano-North America. It is also the 1,171,416^th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 69 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Mexico, where it is borne by 1,567 people, or 1 in 79,213. In Mexico Dector is mostly concentrated in: Veracruz, where 50 percent are found, Puebla, where 23 percent are found and Mexico City, where 8 percent are found. Other than Mexico this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent are found and The Philippines, where 2 percent are found.

Dector Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Dector has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dector last name increased 2,275 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dector Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Dector last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Dector earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.74% more than the national average, earning $46,489 USD per year.