Dekher Surname
Approximately 165 people bear this surname
Dekher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 136 | 1:65,018 | 5,745 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Dekher Demographics
Dekher Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Dekher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dekher Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dekher (Russian: Дехер) is more frequently found in Jordan than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dekher? popularity and diffusion
Dekher is the 1,348,199th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Dekher live; 88 percent live in West Asia and 87 percent live in Levant.
It is most frequent in Jordan, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 65,018. In Jordan it is most numerous in: Amman Governorate, where 65 percent live, Madaba Governorate, where 27 percent live and Zarqa Governorate, where 7 percent live. Outside of Jordan this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 9 percent live and Iraq, where 2 percent live.
Dekher Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Sunni (50%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dekher Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dekher in the Russian language | ||
| Дехер | deher | - |
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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 Dekher
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