Dechter Surname

910,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 292 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Dechter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dechter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2671:1,357,52494,287
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109

Dechter Last Name Facts

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

Dechter is most common in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dechter? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 910,497th most commonly used family name globally, held by around 1 in 24,957,349 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Dechter live; 82 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Dechter is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 267 people, or 1 in 1,357,524. In The United States Dechter is most numerous in: California, where 22 percent are found, Maryland, where 12 percent are found and New York, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States Dechter is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent are found and Israel, where 1 percent are found.

Dechter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dechter last name are 39.87% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 93.1% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dechter earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 33.72% more than the national average, earning $57,699 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.04% more than the national average, earning $56,660 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deichter931/
Dechtert931/
Deschter930/
Decter92244/
Dehter9228/
Dechte921/
Deischter8890/
Dichter861,382/
Dochter86118/
Dychter8662/
Dehtear8627/
Dekhter868/
Decster864/
Dectear861/
Deheter861/
Diecter861/
Deter832,017/
Dehte833/
Dachtier805/
Ditchter802/
Dichtier801/
Dichtear801/
Dachtter800/
Dexter7721,029/
Dieter778,612/
Deeter773,172/
Deuter771,894/
Deiter771,867/
Detert771,818/
Detter771,649/
Dester77886/
Deyter77717/
Deater77618/
Deterd77114/
Dichte7788/
Dether7776/
Dejter7756/
Detere7730/
Dicter7723/
Detier778/
Dezter772/
Dechta772/
Deterr771/
Dehtre771/
Dehteh771/
Dhiter771/
Dehtyr771/
Dihter771/
Dyhter770/
Dehterova7519/
Dete733,936/
Dethier714,275/
Deuster711,222/
Deister711,200/
Deitert71670/
Diether71484/
Diester71292/
Dehetre71267/
Dietter71265/
Deterre71110/
Deyster7153/
Destere7153/
Dictter7149/
Dehette7122/
Deether7118/
Dethert7115/
Desther7112/
Dichterová7110/
Dikhter717/
Desteur717/
Destier717/
Dexster716/
Deither716/
Dexther714/
Detteer713/
Dettert713/
Deuther713/
Dicther712/
Detheir712/
Deutter712/
Dihtere712/
Dettier712/
Detster711/
Deteere711/
Deththe711/
Detther711/
Dhetere711/
Deeterr711/
Deitter711/
Dejtear711/
Dehetei711/
Dehtair711/
Degyter711/
Detheer711/
Destger711/
Dettere710/
Deetter710/
Deather710/
Deaster710/
Deidter710/
Dietier710/
Dethe6718,103/
Dette671,309/
Diete671,115/
Detre671,065/
Deste67946/
Detez67486/
Detje67472/
Dhete67320/
Detey67295/
Diter67289/
Detes67218/
Deute67107/
Dhite6790/
Detee6788/
Dyter6775/
Deittert6767/
Detea6752/
Detie6744/
Deate6735/
Deete6734/
Desterre6731/
Däter6730/
Destgeer6729/
Deite6720/
Detet6719/
Detei679/
Deterová677/
Detir676/
D'Ete675/
Deteh675/
Dechthit675/
Hdete674/
Deethert673/
Dexte672/
Deyte672/
Detyr672/
Deteu672/
Desteire671/
Detej671/
D'Estere671/
Deisster671/
Deastier671/
Tdete671/
Deithert671/
Dehshteh671/
Dehti671/
Dedte671/
Deterova671/
Diettier671/
Deithtte671/
Deggiter670/
Deitzter670/

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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 Dechter
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