Dekit Surname

928,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Dekit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dekit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1651:613,56566,062
India1141:6,728,644151,199
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Dekit (146) may also be a first name.

Dekit Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dekit (Hindi: देकित, Oriya: େଡବିଟ, Russian: Декит) is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dekit? popularity and diffusion

Dekit is the 928,396th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 25,660,373 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Dekit are found; 59 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 58 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 763,528th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 146 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 165 people, or 1 in 613,565. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Eastern Visayas, where 25 percent live, Northern Mindanao, where 15 percent live and National Capital Region, where 13 percent live. Apart from The Philippines it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 40 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Detkit91130/
Daekit9118/
Dekhit912/
Deekit911/
Dekite911/
Degkit911/
Dekiet910/
Detkhit8363/
Dekeith833/
Deakite831/
Deket801,590/
Dikit80688/
Dakit80175/
Dokit8069/
Dekid8020/
Decit801/
Deqit801/
Deikaitė774/
Deikaite771/
Dequit731,189/
Dikhit73806/
Dieket73678/
Dekete73189/
Dekett73182/
Dikkit7384/
Dekket7352/
Dagkit7339/
Dikite7330/
Dakhit7319/
Deketh7316/
Daikit7314/
Decoit7311/
Digkit738/
Ditkit737/
Decket735/
Dechit734/
Daykit732/
Dikait731/
Dokait731/
Deicit731/
Degket731/
Deuket731/
Detkid731/
Dejket731/
Dequidt671,616/
Decoite67367/
Diecket67220/
Deckett6756/
Daikite6719/
Dechket6718/
Deukett6712/
Dechkid6711/
Deechit676/
Dhakait675/
Dhokith674/
Dikhhit674/
Daakhit674/
Dekchet674/
Dihkhit674/
Dhikhit673/
Dikisht673/
Dekeyte671/
Dokhait671/
Dishkit671/
Dickhit671/
Dekedts671/
Dekeste671/
Decchit671/
Decoits671/
Deesket671/
Dejchit671/
Diqkite671/
Dekethe671/
Dekydts671/
Dakhith671/
Dickitt670/
Desquit670/
Decaite670/

Dekit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dekit in the Oriya language
େଡବିଟedabita-
Dekit in the Hindi language
देकितdekita90.54
देकीतdekita6.76
डेकितdekita1.35
डेकीतdekita1.35
Dekit in the Russian language
Декитdekit-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dekit
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