Dhek Surname

668,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 448 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Dhek Surname User-submission:

The Dhek surname belongs to the Rajputs of Kumaon region, found locally in Champawat. They are descendants of the king Banasur.

Dhek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4471:1,716,03061,883
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224

Dhek (20) may also be a first name.

Dhek Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Dhek surname belongs to the Rajputs of Kumaon region, found locally in Champawat. They are descendants of the king Banasur.

- mukeshsingh

Dhek Last Name Facts

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

Dhek (Hindi: ढेक, Marathi: ढेक) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Dhek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 668,257th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 16,266,844 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Dhek are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Dhek is also the 2,446,817th most common forename worldwide, borne by 20 people.

The last name is most widespread in India, where it is held by 447 people, or 1 in 1,716,030. In India Dhek is primarily concentrated in: Uttarkhand, where 73 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 21 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 3 percent reside. Barring India this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Somalia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dheke89590/
Dheek895/
Dheck892/
Dhekh892/
Dhekk891/
Dheik891/
Dheyk891/
Dek869,768/
Deheck80124/
Duheek8015/
Dheyks802/
Daheek802/
Dheikh802/
Dhedke802/
Dhiekg801/
Daheik800/
Deck7518,816/
Deak759,494/
Deke758,154/
Deek751,844/
Diek751,023/
Dehk75653/
Dejk75413/
Dekh75372/
Deik75364/
Deyk75235/
Dekk7547/
Dhik7545/
Dheg7536/
Deuk7526/
Dhex752/
Hdek751/
Deqk751/
Tdek751/
Dgek751/
Dekq751/
Dekz751/
Dekc751/
Dheq751/
Dhjk751/
Deike673,819/
Dieck672,669/
Decke67810/
Deeke67711/
Dheeg67416/
Dhikt67287/
Detke67239/
Dhike67211/
Deick67163/
Dehec67138/
Dekke67137/
Deeck67111/
Deijk67111/
Deszk6795/
Deyke6793/
Dhoik6778/
Deack6753/
Dekht6751/
Deyck6733/
Dejke6728/
Tdeke6727/
Dehkh6722/
Dekhe6720/
Dhaik6718/
Deake6718/
Deekh6717/
Deshk6713/
Dhikh6711/
Deuck6711/
Dikhe677/
Deksh674/
Dea'k674/
Ddeik673/
Dhikk673/
Dheag672/
Degke671/
Dhiok671/
Daihk671/
Dedke671/
Deyks671/
Dĕdek671/
Dedĺk671/
Deugk671/
Dejsk671/
Ddhjk671/
Dhieg671/
Hdiek671/
Diehk671/
Diohk671/
Dhick671/
Desks671/
Deckk671/
Deekp671/
Dehke671/
Deiks670/

Dhek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dhek in the Hindi language
ढेकdheka-
Dhek in the Marathi language
ढेकdheka91.78
धेकdheka5.48
ढोेकdhoeka2.74

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