Dekter Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Dekter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dekter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands451:375,27140,838
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Dekter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dekter (Russian: Дектер) is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dekter? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dekter is the 2,061,309th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. Dekter is mostly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Dekter are found; 55 percent are found in Western Europe and 54 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Dekter is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 375,271. In The Netherlands Dekter is most frequent in: South Holland, where 31 percent live, Overijssel, where 24 percent live and Utrecht, where 24 percent live. Beside The Netherlands it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 14 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.

Dekter Last Name Statistics demography

Dekter earn significantly more than the average income. In Canada they earn 31.67% more than the national average, earning $65,420 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deckter9277/
Deakter9222/
Dektere9212/
Dekhter928/
Decktert861/
Dokter834,073/
Decter83244/
Dikter8338/
Dakter8334/
Degter837/
Dekterova802/
Dockter773,265/
Dickter77196/
Diktere77110/
Dakhter7712/
Dikhter777/
Diecter771/
Dokhter771/
Dectear771/
Degtear771/
Dexcter770/
Dekhterova7512/
Degterova67126/
Dicter6723/
Dogter672/
Dikterova672/
Dikhterova631/
Dictter6249/
Diktire6217/
Degtayr622/
Dicther622/
Dactter621/
Doctear621/
Diocter621/
Dicteur621/
Dictere621/
Dictert621/

Dekter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dekter in the Russian language
Дектерdekter-

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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 Dekter
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