Dekhta Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Dekhta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dekhta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1671:272,59135,306
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Dekhta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dekhta (Russian: Дехта) is found most frequently in Ukraine. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dekhta? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,198,640th most numerous surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 36,992,619 people. The last name Dekhta occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Dekhta live; 96 percent live in Eastern Europe and 96 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Ukraine, where it is borne by 167 people, or 1 in 272,591. In Ukraine Dekhta is most frequent in: Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 66 percent are found, Mykolaiv Oblast, where 7 percent are found and Zaporizhia Oblast, where 7 percent are found. Other than Ukraine this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Dekhta Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Dekhta last name is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Dekhta surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 40% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dekta9126/
Dektaş83318/
Dykhta8399/
Dakhta837/
Dekhto836/
Dikhta833/
Dektai833/
Dechta832/
Dektha831/
Dektah831/
Dektay831/
Deiktas775/
Dechtap771/
Dekthai771/
Dektash771/
Dakhtah771/
Dokta731,486/
Dykta73716/
Dikta73354/
Dakta73129/
Dekti738/
Dekte737/
Decta733/
Dekto732/
Djhta731/
Dechthap711/
Diktaş672,082/
Dektho6753/
Dichta6732/
Dektes6730/
Daktha6725/
Dychta6720/
Daktaa6718/
Dockta6715/
Diokta6714/
Dhakta676/
Dakkta674/
Dikhti673/
Dequta671/
Dektoo671/
Dekkti671/
Dickta671/
Dhekto671/
Dhikta671/

Dekhta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dekhta in the Russian language
Дехтаdehta-

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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 Dekhta
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