Dekster Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Dekster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dekster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia511:2,825,942156,501
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

Dekster (116) may also be a first name.

Dekster Last Name Facts

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

Dekster (Russian: Декстер) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dekster? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,483,783rd most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. The surname Dekster occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Dekster are found; 68 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 65 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 868,627th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 116 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Russia, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 2,825,942. In Russia Dekster is most frequent in: Saint Petersburg, where 25 percent reside, Moscow, where 16 percent reside and Khabarovsk Krai, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Russia this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 7 percent reside and Czechia, where 2 percent reside.

Dekster Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dekster last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Others than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dykster8626/
Dexster866/
Decster864/
Dakster861/
Doksæter8059/
Dockster806/
Dickster801/
Dexter7721,029/
Doksæther751/
Dogster717/
Docster716/
Dykstre714/
Dexther714/
Dagster712/
Dykstir711/
Dextere711/
Dogsster671/
Dexterová631/
Dextre624,610/
Daxter6288/
Dixter6216/
Doxter6214/
Déxter621/
Dexttre571/

Dekster Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dekster in the Russian language
Декстерdekster-

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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 Dekster
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