Yes, they are actual stats...they show up as named in sys.stats. I thought it was weird for them to be there without a corresponding index too.
Table:
ABCTable
Indexes:
IX_ABCTable
IX_ABCTable_1
Statistics:
_dta_index_ABCTable_7_745806881__K2
_dta_index_ABCTable_7_745806881__K2_5
_dta_index_ABCTable_7_745806881__K2_K1
_dta_index_ABCTable_7_745806881__K5
_dta_index_ABCTable_7_745806881__K5_K2
_dta_index_ABCTable_c_7_745806881__K1_K2
_dta_index_ABCTable_c_7_745806881__K10
_dta_index_ABCTable_c_7_745806881__K2
_dta_stat_745806881_2_1
_dta_stat_745806881_5_2
_WA_Sys_00000003_2C741C21
_WA_Sys_EmailID_2C741C21
_WA_Sys_PK_2C741C21
_WA_Sys_TransactionID_2C741C21
IX_ABCTable
IX_ABCTable_1
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