Dekhter Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Dekhter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 5 | 1:9,104,539 | 300,808 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Dekhter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dekhter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dekhter (Russian: Дехтерь) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dekhter? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Dekhter occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Dekhter reside; 75 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 75 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
The last name is most frequently held in Ukraine, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 9,104,539. In Ukraine it is most numerous in: Kharkiv Oblast, where 20 percent live, Kiev Oblast, where 20 percent live and Lviv Oblast, where 20 percent live. Outside of Ukraine this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 13 percent live and Israel, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dekter | 92 | 83 | / |
| Dechter | 86 | 292 | / |
| Deckter | 86 | 77 | / |
| Deakter | 86 | 22 | / |
| Dektere | 86 | 12 | / |
| Dakhter | 86 | 12 | / |
| Dikhter | 86 | 7 | / |
| Dokhter | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dekhterova | 82 | 12 | / |
| Decktert | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dechtert | 80 | 1 | / |
| Deichter | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dokter | 77 | 4,073 | / |
| Decter | 77 | 244 | / |
| Dejter | 77 | 56 | / |
| Dikter | 77 | 38 | / |
| Dakter | 77 | 34 | / |
| Degter | 77 | 7 | / |
| Dekterova | 75 | 2 | / |
| Dockter | 71 | 3,265 | / |
| Dichter | 71 | 1,382 | / |
| Dickter | 71 | 196 | / |
| Diktere | 71 | 110 | / |
| Dychter | 71 | 62 | / |
| Diecter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dejtear | 71 | 1 | / |
| Degtear | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dectear | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dikhterova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dexcter | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ditchter | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dichtear | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dichtier | 67 | 1 | / |
Dekhter Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dekhter in the Russian language | ||
| Дехтерь | dehter | - |
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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 Dekhter
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