Dexton Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Dexton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dexton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Dexton (290) may also be a first name.

Dexton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dexton is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Dexton.

How Common Is The Last Name Dexton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dexton is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 31 percent of Dexton are found; 31 percent are found in North America and 31 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Dexton is also the 518,802nd most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 290 people.

The last name Dexton is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 24,020,509. In Russia Dexton is mostly found in: Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 50 percent reside, Moscow, where 33 percent reside and Volgograd Oblast, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Russia this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Dexton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dexton has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dexton Last Name Statistics demography

Dexton earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.02% less than the national average, earning $29,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dexston920/
Deston83173/
Dixton8334/
Daxton8317/
Doxton831/
Dechton7715/
Desthon772/
Destone771/
Dekston771/
Deuston770/
Deiston770/
Dechtong712/
Deckston712/
Diston672,144/
Destan67898/
Destongue6711/
Destom676/
Dechthong672/
Destonová671/
Dyston671/

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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 Dexton
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