Debessa Surname

284,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Debessa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Debessa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,2881:75,7357,282
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Uruguay101:343,17622,254
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
France21:33,211,361423,184
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Debessa (7,406) may also be a first name.

Debessa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Debessa occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Debessa.

How Common Is The Last Name Debessa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Debessa is the 284,958th most widely held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,398,182 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Debessa live; 95 percent live in East Africa and 95 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Debessa is also the 74,774th most commonly held forename globally It is held by 7,406 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,288 people, or 1 in 75,735. Apart from Ethiopia this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent reside.

Debessa Last Name Statistics demography

Debessa earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Debessay9381/
Debessai9371/
Debessat9310/
Debesa922,539/
Debeissat8818/
Debesay863,703/
Dabessa862,899/
Debissa861,454/
Debesse86171/
Debesha86116/
Debesai86101/
Debesis8636/
Debeses8611/
Debesys868/
Debessi863/
Devessa862/
Debassa862/
Deboesa861/
Dobessa861/
Debesat861/
Debessy861/
Debiesse80273/
Debesset8019/
Debeasso806/
Debassai802/
Debassay801/
Debessey801/
Dobessah801/
Debesaya801/
Debessiy801/
Debessou801/
Dabessay801/
Deibesse801/
Debetsha801/
Devesa776,878/
Dabesa771,618/
Debisa771,356/
Debese771,042/
Debasa77291/
Debeza77143/
Debosa7712/
Debeso779/
Dibesa775/
Debesy774/
Debeyssey754/
Deboescha751/
Devesse71225/
Debeshe71157/
Devesas71136/
Debease7150/
Debisah7142/
Debezza7129/
Devessi7127/
Dibissa7119/
Debeasi7118/
Devessy7114/
Debeces7114/
Devesso7113/
Deswisa719/
Dibesse717/
Deubisa717/
Debeshi716/
Dabassa715/
Devissa714/
Debisau714/
Daebisa714/
Debasha714/
Debetso714/
Debasay712/
Debiese712/
Devesha712/
Dabossa712/
Dabissa712/
Deveesa711/
Devesos711/
Dibesai711/
Dhevesa711/
Dabesay711/
Dabesha711/
Debeazo711/
Debeuse711/
Dobesha711/
Doebeso711/
Debeshy711/
Debesui711/
Debisis711/
Desuesa711/
Dhebesi711/
Deevesa711/
Debesho711/
Deviesa710/
Deboissy67154/
Debuissy6759/
Debaisse6742/
Debaissi6718/
Deboisse6718/
Debesche6715/
Debassey6711/
Debaisas679/
Debechis679/
Dibessio677/
Debeyser674/
Diebeshe674/
Debesytė674/
Deveisah671/
Devesath671/
Dabiesso671/
Deevisha671/
Debaissy671/
Debisser671/
Deboises671/
Debeache671/
Debechea671/
Debetsey671/
Debissis671/
Debossou671/
Dyobesha671/
Devesais671/
Devessou671/
Dibassay671/
Dessbese671/
Deevisad671/
Deewisad671/
Deewisas671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Debessa
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