Dextor Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dextor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dextor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Dextor (146) may also be a first name.

Dextor Last Name Facts

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

Dextor (Marathi: डेक्टर) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dextor? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,273,756th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Dextor live; 66 percent live in Western Europe and 66 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 763,528th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 146 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 1,750,119. In Germany Dextor is most prevalent in: Saxony, where 72 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent are found and Bavaria, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Germany this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Russia, where 6 percent are found.

Dextor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dextor has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 69 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dextor Last Name Statistics demography

Dextor earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.43% more than the national average, earning $58,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dextorp9211/
Destor831,298/
Dextar8313/
Doxtor832/
Daxtor830/
Destour7782/
Destord7728/
Dechtor772/
Destort772/
Desstor771/
Destore771/
Desthor771/
Diestor771/
Deystor770/
Distor674,872/
Destar67182/
Desteur627/
Dechtár626/
Distore624/
Distort623/
Destard622/
Dechtar622/
Destart621/
Deystar621/
Desstar621/
Destare621/
Dekstar621/
Decstar621/
Dehshtar5726/
Destardt572/
Dystar5046/
Distar5036/
Deedsstarr502/

Dextor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dextor in the Marathi language
डेक्टरdektara-

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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 Dextor
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