Debessu Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Debessu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Debessu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Debessu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Debessu is found most frequently in Ethiopia. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Debessu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Debessu is the 2,979,664th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 84 percent of Debessu reside; 84 percent reside in East Africa and 84 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa.

It is most common in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 2,709,618. Without taking into account Ethiopia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Sweden, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Debessou931/
Debesu921,629/
Debossu8654/
Diebesu8648/
Debassu869/
Debeshu861/
Debesui861/
Devessou801/
Debossou801/
Debasu776,121/
Dabesu774/
Devesu771/
Diebasu7182/
Debisau714/
Deybasu713/
Devesus711/
Debashu711/
Djuessu711/
Dabossou6745/
Dabassou6710/
Dobassou673/
Dibissou671/
Dibasseu671/
Dabissou671/
Dhobossou632/
Dobosu6228/
Dobasu6210/
Devisu625/
Dabasu624/
Dewysu623/
Devoissoux591/
Dabhisu5710/
Djuissu572/
Devisud571/
Devissoe5378/
Djuisseu531/
Devisahu531/
Debichoud501/

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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 Debessu
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