Dekh Surname

766,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

Dekh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dekh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq1151:304,5366,054
Ukraine1091:417,63950,036
Russia561:2,573,626147,394
Iran521:1,476,58759,047
India181:42,614,743461,117
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Dekh (35) may also be a first name.

Dekh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dekh (Hindi: देख, Russian: Дех) is held by more people in Iraq than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dekh? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dekh is the 766,190th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 19,590,177 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 51 percent of Dekh are found; 47 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 47 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,744,716th most common forename world-wide, held by 35 people.

The last name Dekh is most prevalent in Iraq, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 304,536. Beside Iraq Dekh is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 29 percent are found and Russia, where 15 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dekht8951/
Dehkh8922/
Dekhe8920/
Deekh8917/
Deikh8912/
Deksh894/
Dhekh892/
Dek869,768/
Deakeh8043/
Ddeikh804/
Dheikh802/
Deekhe801/
Deshkh801/
Deskhz801/
Deck7518,816/
Deak759,494/
Deke758,154/
Dech751,990/
Deek751,844/
Diek751,023/
Dehk75653/
Dhek75448/
Dejk75413/
Deik75364/
Deyk75235/
Dekk7547/
Degh7546/
Dykh7531/
Deuk7526/
Dikh7516/
Dehg759/
Dehq752/
Dejh752/
Deqk751/
Tdek751/
Dgek751/
Dekq751/
Dekz751/
Dekc751/
Dehx751/
Hdek751/
Deytkhe7315/
Dekhova736/
Daikh675,554/
Deche674,228/
Deike673,819/
Dieck672,669/
Diokh672,180/
Deich67918/
Decke67810/
Deeke67711/
Deych67642/
Dheke67590/
Deigh67296/
Detke67239/
Deach67200/
Deick67163/
Dehec67138/
Dekke67137/
Deijk67111/
Deeck67111/
Deszk6795/
Deyke6793/
Dehgh6787/
Detch6783/
Deack6753/
Deyck6733/
Dejke6728/
Tdeke6727/
Deake6718/
Deech6718/
Deuch6715/
Daykh6715/
Deshk6713/
Diech6712/
Deuck6711/
Dhikh6711/
Dikhe677/
Dheek675/
Dehch675/
Dechs674/
Dea'k674/
Hdech674/
Diegh673/
Ddeik673/
Diehc672/
Deegh672/
Deïch672/
Dheck672/
Diehg671/
Diehk671/
Deugh671/
Dheik671/
Dhekk671/
Desks671/
Decsh671/
Deckk671/
Deekp671/
Dheyk671/
Hdiek671/
Dehke671/
Dedke671/
Decht671/
Dedĺk671/
Dĕdek671/
Dickh671/
Deyks671/
Degke671/
Deagh671/
Ddech671/
Deugk671/
Dejsk671/
Dehgt671/
Dehhg671/
Dechc671/
Deiks670/

Dekh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dekh in the Hindi language
देखdekha-
Dekh in the Russian language
Дехdeh-

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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 Dekh
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