Dekshit Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Dekshit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dekshit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India161:47,941,586492,263
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dekshit Last Name Facts

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

Dekshit (Hindi: दीक्षित, Marathi: िदक्षीत) has its highest incidence in India. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dekshit? popularity and diffusion

Dekshit is the 4,772,636th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Dekshit reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

The last name Dekshit is most commonly occurring in India, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 47,941,586. In India Dekshit is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 50 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 6 percent reside and Bihar, where 6 percent reside. Beside India this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dekshit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dekshit in the Hindi language
दीक्षितdiksita-
Dekshit in the Marathi language
िदक्षीतidaksita50
िदॅक्षीतideksita25
देक्षीतdeksita25

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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 Dekshit
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