Dukht Surname

153,970th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,853 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Dukht Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dukht Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran2,8231:27,1993,333
Afghanistan271:1,190,85910,584
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569

Dukht (472) may also be a first name.

Dukht Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dukht is held by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Dukht.

How Common Is The Last Name Dukht? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 153,970th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,554,345 people. The surname Dukht occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Dukht are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Dukht is also the 391,811th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 472 people.

It is most prevalent in Iran, where it is borne by 2,823 people, or 1 in 27,199. In Iran it is mostly found in: East Azerbaijan Province, where 24 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 23 percent are found and Gilan Province, where 14 percent are found. Barring Iran it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 1 percent are found and Pakistan, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dukhte9116/
Doukht911/
Dukt893/
Dokht8044/
Ducht8015/
Dukte801/
Dhukte73261/
Deucht7317/
Dikkht731/
Daukte731/
Dokhth731/
Duktova6726/
Duct6716/
Dokt672/
Duikete671/
Dikt671/
Dugt670/
Dhikt60287/
Dickt6015/
Ducts605/
Daugt601/
Douct601/
Ducte601/
Ducct600/
Daugth552/
Doucte552/
Dugtte551/
Dauchd551/
Daugte551/
Dhiktt551/
Ductte551/
Duscth550/
Duiquet5026/
Douctte502/
Duqutte501/

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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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  • 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 Dukht
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