Dekoster Surname

504,389th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 651 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Dekoster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dekoster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2581:44,5617,264
United States2461:1,473,410100,696
France951:699,18788,446
Australia281:964,13257,058
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Dekoster (21) may also be a first name.

Dekoster Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dekoster (Russian: Декостер) is found most frequently in Belgium. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dekoster? popularity and diffusion

Dekoster is the 504,389th most frequently used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 11,194,387 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Dekoster reside; 54 percent reside in Western Europe and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Dekoster is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used forename worldwide, borne by 21 people.

Dekoster is most commonly held in Belgium, where it is borne by 258 people, or 1 in 44,561. In Belgium it is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 52 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 26 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 21 percent reside. Besides Belgium this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent reside and France, where 15 percent reside.

Dekoster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dekoster has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dekoster last name grew 1,892 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dekoster Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dekoster last name are 21.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.12% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dekoster earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.46% less than the national average, earning $40,795 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.11% less than the national average, earning $46,648 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dekostere948/
Decoster888,132/
Dekester8880/
Dekaster882/
Dekeuster82203/
Decosterd82170/
Decostere82166/
Decostier8216/
Descoster821/
Deccoster820/
Decaster7587/
Decostre7566/
Dacoster7512/
Dicoster754/
Docoster751/
Docaster751/
Décoster751/
Decuster751/
Décosterd71214/
Deceuster71152/
Decauster712/
Diocaster711/
Decostère711/
Decostaire6737/
Decastre636/
Dacaster630/

Dekoster Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dekoster in the Russian language
Декостерdekoster-

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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
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  • 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 Dekoster
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