Dezhko Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Dezhko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dezhko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus981:96,95014,896
Russia621:2,324,565137,882
Ukraine411:1,110,31099,505
Kyrgyzstan61:995,44257,680

Dezhko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dezhko (Russian: Дежко) is held by more people in Belarus than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Dezhko.

How Common Is The Last Name Dezhko? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,155,901st most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,205,536 people. The surname Dezhko occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Dezhko reside; 82 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 82 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Belarus, where it is held by 98 people, or 1 in 96,950. In Belarus it is most common in: Gomel Region, where 82 percent reside, Minsk, where 15 percent reside and Brest Region, where 1 percent reside. Beside Belarus Dezhko is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 30 percent reside and Ukraine, where 20 percent reside.

Dezhko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

In The United States those bearing the Dezhko last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Others than the national average, with 40% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Derzhko92203/
Dezhkho921/
Dechko83181/
Derzko8354/
Dyzhko8315/
Dezhka835/
Deczko834/
Dozhko831/
Dizhko831/
Dazhko831/
Dezkou831/
Dietzko7726/
Dejczko7714/
Dozhkoi771/
Dezkhoy771/
Dejko73273/
Decko73218/
Dečko7391/
Dezco731/
Dezhkhah711/
Dychko671,651/
Dyczko67936/
Dichko67397/
Daczko67129/
Detsko67124/
Deczka6754/
Datzko6746/
Dechka6734/
Dotzko6730/
Diecko6714/
Diczko678/
Dezkah674/
Deckou673/
Deičko671/
Deicko671/
Dozhka671/
Dehcka671/

Dezhko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dezhko in the Russian language
Дежкоdezko-

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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 Dezhko
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