Degter Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Degter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Degter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Degter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Degter (Russian: Дегтерь) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Degter click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Degter? popularity and diffusion

The surname Degter is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Degter live; 43 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 36,030,764. In Russia it is primarily found in: Bashkortostan Republic, where 25 percent reside, Moscow, where 25 percent reside and Novgorod Oblast, where 25 percent reside. Outside of Russia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 43 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Degtear921/
Decter83244/
Dekter8383/
Dogter832/
Degterova80126/
Deckter7777/
Deakter7722/
Dektere7712/
Dekhter778/
Degtayr772/
Diecter771/
Dectear771/
Dexcter770/
Degti7331/
Dekte737/
Decte733/
Digte733/
Decktert711/
Dokter674,073/
Dikter6738/
Dakter6734/
Dektes6730/
Dicter6723/
Dekterova672/
Digtes671/

Degter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Degter in the Russian language
Дегтерьdegter-

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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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  • 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 Degter
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