Dixit Surname

6,364th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88,771 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Dixit Surname User-submission:

In ancient times Dixit was a title given to those Bhramin who taught students about war and politics from the basic level.

Dixit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India82,9821:9,244771
United States1,9051:190,26718,864
United Arab Emirates7851:11,6721,450
England4661:119,56712,128
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
France3531:188,16629,257
Canada2691:136,97214,140
Kuwait1741:21,8432,878
Oman1571:23,4902,053
Qatar1441:16,3751,767
Australia1411:191,45919,007
Bahrain1321:10,2171,962
Hong Kong1271:57,7601,031
Singapore1161:47,4801,839
Thailand881:802,708129,613
New Zealand791:57,3219,018
Nepal691:412,7674,041
Malaysia451:655,42731,286
Netherlands421:402,07642,431
Italy321:1,911,14687,725
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
Poland261:1,461,87585,446
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Libya161:390,2481,390
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Iceland101:38,0092,599
China91:151,924,6187,954
Honduras91:979,6054,574
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Bhutan41:154,010967
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726

Dixit (2,937) may also be a first name.

Dixit Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In ancient times Dixit was a title given to those Bhramin who taught students about war and politics from the basic level.

- dixit1988

Dixit Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dixit (Hindi: दीक्षित, Marathi: दीिक्षत, Oriya: ଦିକ୍ଷିତ) is found most in India. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dixit? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,364th most numerous surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 82,094 people. The last name Dixit is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Dixit are found; 94 percent are found in South Asia and 93 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 133,858th most commonly occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 2,937 people.

The surname is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 82,982 people, or 1 in 9,244. In India it is most prevalent in: Maharashtra, where 40 percent are found, Uttar Pradesh, where 26 percent are found and Delhi, where 10 percent are found. Apart from India this surname is found in 82 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found.

Dixit Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dixit surname are 3.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.52% being registered with the party.

The amount Dixit earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 35.87% more than the national average, earning $58,628 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.85% more than the national average, earning $60,042 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dixhit91146/
Dixith91124/
Dixitt9129/
Dikxit9125/
Dixsit9112/
Dixite917/
Dixist914/
Dixeit914/
Daixit913/
Disxit913/
Dixait913/
Deixit911/
Dixiet911/
Dixiht911/
Dicxit911/
Dhixit911/
Dixi8917/
Dixshit8345/
Dixchit834/
Dikxhit833/
Dixhuit831/
Dixsitt831/
Dixisht831/
Diksxit831/
Dixie801,226/
Disit8098/
Dexit8090/
Dizit8051/
Dicit8046/
Dixet8016/
Dixis8016/
Dyxit8015/
Daixi808/
Dixid803/
Dixoi801/
Dixsi801/
Diqxi801/
Dixiy801/
Dixitová772/
Dixchhit771/
Diksit733,200/
Dichit73460/
Duisit73350/
Dishit73119/
Duizit7359/
Daixie7343/
Deexit7335/
Dixeet736/
Dixsis734/
Dissit733/
Dhisit731/
Diqsit731/
Dicxie731/
Deinxi731/
Deicit731/
Deisit731/
Daixio731/
Dexith731/
Dixioa731/
Discit731/
Diggit731/
Deixie730/
Disitt730/
Dikshit6794,309/
Dichhit67149/
Dixe6786/
Dixa6755/
Ditchit6735/
Dexi6724/
Dissite6720/
Dixy6712/
Dissait679/
Dhiksit678/
Dikhsit676/
Diciete675/
Deexith674/
Duizith673/
Dikjhit673/
Dhichit673/
Dhishit672/
Diggitt671/
Dischit671/
Disuite671/
Dicksit671/
Dikksit671/
Diksite671/
Daishit671/
Dishait671/
Dishite671/
Dixj671/
Didshit671/
Deekxit671/
Deexhit671/
Tdiksit671/
Dexiste671/
Duisitt671/

Dixit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dixit in the Hindi language
दीक्षितdiksita96
दिक्षितdiksita2.93
दीचितdicita0.02
दिाितdiaita0.01
दीषितdisita0.01
Dixit in the Oriya language
ଦିକ୍ଷିତdiksita79
ଦୀକ୍ଷିତdiksita9.37
ଦିକ୍ଷୀତdiksita4.58
ଦୀକ୍ଷିତ୍diksit1.95
ଦିିତdiita1.69
ଦିକ୍ଷିତ୍diksit0.94
ଦିକ୍ଷୀତ୍diksit0.74
ଦୀକ୍ଷୀତ୍diksit0.13
ଦୀିତdiita0.07
ଦୀଯିତdiyita0.03
ଦୀଖିତ୍dikhit0.03
Dixit in the Marathi language
दीिक्षतdiiksata63.56
दीक्षीतdiksita21.67
दीिdii10.7
दीक्षितdiksita3.4
डीईटdi'ita0.36
दीनीdini0.09
दीशीतdisita0.09
िरीतirita0.04

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