Deochand Surname

519,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 627 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guyana
Highest density in:
Guyana

Deochand Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Deochand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guyana2561:2,977546
United States1471:2,465,707151,024
South Africa1231:440,46937,524
Suriname581:9,5282,431
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Trinidad and Tobago131:104,9216,882
India101:76,706,538639,611
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Deochand (1,178) may also be a first name.

Deochand Last Name Facts

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

The last name Deochand (Marathi: देवचंद, Oriya: େଦଓଚା) is found in Guyana more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Deochand? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 519,402nd most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 11,622,880 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Deochand are found; 50 percent are found in South America and 50 percent are found in Gallo-Germanic South America. It is also the 231,244th most frequently occurring forename globally, held by 1,178 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Guyana, where it is borne by 256 people, or 1 in 2,977. In Guyana it is most numerous in: Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, where 38 percent live, Demerara-Mahaica, where 28 percent live and Mahaica-Berbice, where 15 percent live. Apart from Guyana Deochand exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent live and South Africa, where 20 percent live.

Deochand Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Deochand last name are 15.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 68.75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Deochand earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 21.15% less than the national average, earning R 187,380 per year; in United States they earn 9.69% more than the national average, earning $47,330 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.68% more than the national average, earning $53,500 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dheochand949/
Deochan93233/
Deocand931/
Deocahnd881/
Djouchand821/
Deachan8070/
Deokhan801/
Deocham801/
Dehacand751/
Deachean750/
Djotchang711/
Deojan711/
Diochon67218/
Diachan6710/
Dyachan6710/
Deosant679/
Deachon675/
Dehazan672/
Dehacen672/
Deosane671/
Deosain671/
Djoshan671/
Dehasan671/
Deashan670/

Deochand Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Deochand in the Oriya language
େଦଓଚାeda'oca-
Deochand in the Marathi language
देवचंदdevacanda96.86
देओचंदde'ocanda1.26
देवचन्दdevacanda1.26
देवोचन्दdevocanda0.63

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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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  • 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 Deochand
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