Dett Surname

629,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 486 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Peru
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Dett Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Peru2651:119,9407,058
Germany1071:752,38756,374
United States691:5,253,028264,570
India101:76,706,538639,611
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
France21:33,211,361423,184
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Dett (23) may also be a first name.

Dett Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dett (Hindi: देत्त, Russian: Детт) occurs more in Peru more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Dett click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dett? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dett is the 629,292nd most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 14,994,950 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Dett reside; 55 percent reside in South America and 55 percent reside in Andean South America. Dett is also the 2,239,265th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 23 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Peru, where it is borne by 265 people, or 1 in 119,940. In Peru Dett is primarily found in: Amazonas Region, where 57 percent live, Lima Province, where 23 percent live and San Martín Region, where 10 percent live. Apart from Peru Dett occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Dett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dett has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dett last name expanded 186 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dett Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dett surname are 7.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.85% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dett earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 16.33% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,550 per year and in United States they earn 4.15% more than the national average, earning $44,939 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dette891,309/
Diett89118/
Deitt8974/
Detts8928/
Dettz8911/
Deutt892/
Detht891/
Dgett891/
Deett890/
Hdett890/
Deatt890/
Det86616/
Deitte8067/
Deatte8011/
Deette808/
Deytts802/
Detthe801/
Destte801/
Deatts800/
Deytte800/
Deutth800/
Deedtt800/
Deetts800/
Dettch800/
Dete753,936/
Diet752,023/
Dets75996/
Dest75814/
Deth75687/
Deat75508/
Ditt75417/
Deit75244/
Deet75148/
Deut7555/
Deyt7522/
Dešt755/
Deht753/
Dhet752/
Detć752/
Detd752/
Dedt751/
Dget751/
Dejt751/
Dehette7322/
Deththe731/
Dahiett731/
Deittch730/
De67705,943/
Dethe6718,103/
Death672,111/
Deets672,031/
Deist671,662/
Deats671,130/
Deste67946/
Deeth67704/
Ditte67682/
Deyts67472/
Dieth67422/
Dhete67320/
Dyott67283/
Deuth67203/
Deith67202/
Deits67181/
Deest6799/
Detch6783/
Deatz6751/
Diott6741/
Deate6735/
Deete6734/
Dhetz6732/
Dytte6721/
Deite6720/
Deytz6717/
Deyst6714/
Daitt6711/
Distt6711/
Dytts6710/
Duitt678/
Dhiet678/
Dheut677/
D'Ete675/
Hdete674/
Deast674/
Dheth673/
Ditth673/
Dehte673/
Desht672/
Deyte672/
Dests672/
Desst672/
Dheet671/
Doytt671/
Dieht671/
Deths671/
Tdete671/
Decht671/
Dedte671/
D'Est671/
Dheat671/
Deithtte671/
Deejt671/
Hdeet671/
Daytt670/
Destz670/
Doitt670/

Dett Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dett in the Hindi language
देत्तdetta75
दत्तdatta25
Dett in the Russian language
Деттdett-

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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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  • 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 Dett
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