Dercy Surname

985,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Dercy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dercy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius1091:11,8662,562
France941:706,62589,060
Venezuela231:1,313,22118,235
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Dercy (3,115) may also be a first name.

Dercy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dercy is found in Mauritius more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Dercy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dercy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 985,740th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 27,921,632 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 43 percent of Dercy live; 42 percent live in Southern Africa and 42 percent live in Southern African Indian Ocean. It is also the 129,102nd most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 3,115 people.

Dercy is most frequently held in Mauritius, where it is held by 109 people, or 1 in 11,866. In Mauritius Dercy is most common in: Plaines Wilhems District, where 98 percent reside, Grand Port District, where 1 percent reside and Pamplemousses District, where 1 percent reside. Besides Mauritius Dercy exists in 15 countries. It is also found in France, where 36 percent reside and Venezuela, where 9 percent reside.

Dercy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dercy has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Dercy last name decreased 43 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dercye9120/
Derczy9113/
Dearcy9113/
Derchy911/
Deircy910/
Dercey910/
Diercey831/
Dearcey830/
Dearchy830/
Derce80144/
Dersy80104/
Derci8095/
Derzy8019/
Derca808/
Dircy801/
Dearce73375/
Derche73330/
Derchi73177/
Dearca73159/
Derzsy7376/
Derzay7359/
Dercze7318/
Derché7314/
Dersey7313/
Derzhy736/
Dersyd736/
Dhersy735/
Derjay734/
Dierce733/
Dercet732/
Dersay732/
Dercez732/
Dercer731/
Dersys731/
Dérczy731/
Derces731/
Derssy731/
Derzey731/
Derszy731/
Dergey731/
Dercsa731/
Dercea731/
Doircy731/
Dersoy731/
Deirce730/
Dercher6798/
Dercheh6782/
Dergecz6780/
Derchez6771/
Derscha6747/
Derzhay6729/
Derzhyi6716/
Dersche674/
Dergicz674/
Dershay674/
Dercier672/
Derzhiy672/
Derdzyi671/
Derchai671/
Derrche671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dercy
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