Dekshin Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dekshin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dekshin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Dekshin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dekshin (Russian: Декшин) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dekshin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,034,050th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Dekshin reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Dekshin is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 8,435,369. In Nigeria Dekshin is primarily found in: Plateau, where 100 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 8 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dekshine931/
Dekshina931/
Deksin929/
Dokshin861,079/
Dakshin8655/
Dikshin8612/
Decksin861/
Desksin861/
Deekshinth821/
Dhakshin8018/
Dikshint8016/
Dekshyna801/
Decksine801/
Dikshina801/
Diksin77234/
Deksen7719/
Dyksin773/
Dicksin7115/
Dogshin718/
Diksine717/
Dieksen716/
Dikshim713/
Dakshen712/
Deiksen711/
Decksen711/
Diksienė6737/
Dexin6731/
Decshene672/
Dicksein671/
Dykshene671/
Diksiene671/

Dekshin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dekshin in the Russian language
Декшинdeksin-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Dekshin
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