Dečová Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Dečová Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 6 | 1:889,408 | 78,715 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
The alternate forms: Decová (2) & Decova (6) are calculated separately.
Dečová Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dečová Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dečová occurs more in Slovakia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Decová or Decova. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dečová? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,723,624th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Dečová occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Dečová are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
This last name is most commonly held in Slovakia, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 889,408. In Slovakia Dečová is most common in: Košice Region, where 50 percent reside, Trnava Region, where 33 percent reside and Nitra Region, where 17 percent reside. Not including Slovakia it exists in one country. It also occurs in Czechia, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decová | 94 | 2 | / |
| Decova | 89 | 6 | / |
| Dačová | 83 | 26 | / |
| Desová | 83 | 23 | / |
| Dičová | 83 | 22 | / |
| Dočová | 83 | 4 | / |
| Dezová | 83 | 2 | / |
| Dajčová | 77 | 87 | / |
| Deusová | 77 | 54 | / |
| Daičová | 77 | 22 | / |
| Dechová | 77 | 8 | / |
| Detzová | 77 | 2 | / |
| Dessová | 77 | 2 | / |
| Diezová | 77 | 2 | / |
| Dezsová | 77 | 1 | / |
| Decsiová | 71 | 65 | / |
| Dietzová | 71 | 32 | / |
| Dezsőová | 71 | 17 | / |
| Deissová | 71 | 6 | / |
| Dejczová | 71 | 3 | / |
| Gydičová | 71 | 3 | / |
| Dezsoová | 71 | 2 | / |
| Desova | 67 | 161 | / |
| Derzsiová | 67 | 113 | / |
| Dicová | 67 | 83 | / |
| Dičova | 67 | 29 | / |
| Dixová | 67 | 25 | / |
| Dyxová | 67 | 4 | / |
| Deč | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dejczőová | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dejczoová | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dexova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dezova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Desovo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deitchová | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Dečová
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