Dekant Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dekant Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dekant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Dekant Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dekant (Russian: Дэкант) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dekant? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,605,694th most common family name internationally, held by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Dekant reside; 80 percent reside in Western Europe and 80 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 1,829,670. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 82 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 9 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Germany this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Dekant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dekant has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dekant last name grew 140 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dekant Last Name Statistics demography

Dekant earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.21% less than the national average, earning $35,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dekhant92116/
Deckant9241/
Dekants9212/
Dekante924/
Deukanth861/
Decant83507/
Dikant83153/
Dakant8315/
Descant77453/
Dyskant77260/
Diskant77180/
Decante77160/
Dekhand7774/
Diškant7750/
Decandt7746/
Dequant7735/
Decants7733/
Dyškant7729/
Dickant7727/
Dekhont777/
Deckand773/
Dikante772/
Dikkant771/
Deceant771/
Dekonte771/
Dhikant771/
Decannt770/
Dyshkant712,066/
Dequeant71315/
Dyszkant71246/
Deykhand716/
Descants714/
Dychkant713/
Descante712/
Deckhand712/
Diskante711/
Dekounte711/
Diqueant711/
Dickhant710/
Dikantová6798/
Decont6735/
Dokont6726/
Decand6717/
Dyschkant6710/
Decamt675/
Dikantova673/
Dekond671/
Dikont671/
Décant671/
Dikand671/

Dekant Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dekant in the Russian language
Дэкантdekant-

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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 Dekant
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