Cognomen דשתי (Dashti 
, דשתי 
) , around the world, is a common family name. The cognomen דשתי is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Kuwait, where it is a common surname, Bahrain, where it is quite a common surname, and Oman, where it is quite a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Kuwait, Iran, and Pakistan. Very seldom, דשתי is the forename as well as the last name.