Desa Surname
Approximately 21,229 people bear this surname
Desa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 13,411 | 1:2,199 | 332 |
| Ethiopia | 1,449 | 1:67,320 | 6,648 |
| India | 1,336 | 1:574,151 | 28,001 |
| Indonesia | 1,104 | 1:119,791 | 12,081 |
| United States | 849 | 1:426,925 | 36,911 |
| DR Congo | 623 | 1:118,587 | 12,916 |
| Saudi Arabia | 557 | 1:55,396 | 7,891 |
| United Arab Emirates | 379 | 1:24,175 | 2,727 |
| Canada | 330 | 1:111,653 | 11,929 |
| France | 155 | 1:428,534 | 62,172 |
| Kuwait | 154 | 1:24,680 | 3,145 |
| Philippines | 122 | 1:829,822 | 78,168 |
| England | 117 | 1:476,223 | 30,919 |
| Papua New Guinea | 84 | 1:97,068 | 13,033 |
| Australia | 74 | 1:364,807 | 30,412 |
| Italy | 66 | 1:926,616 | 67,608 |
| Qatar | 47 | 1:50,170 | 4,949 |
| Brazil | 42 | 1:5,097,008 | 130,362 |
| Argentina | 36 | 1:1,187,317 | 70,591 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Albania | 25 | 1:116,562 | 10,484 |
| Taiwan | 21 | 1:1,116,416 | 7,706 |
| Peru | 17 | 1:1,869,654 | 24,503 |
| Guyana | 16 | 1:47,639 | 4,360 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Venezuela | 13 | 1:2,323,391 | 26,733 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Kazakhstan | 10 | 1:1,768,250 | 83,699 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1:2,381,649 | 30,913 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Deša (21), Desá (7) & Desà (1) are calculated separately.
Desa (25,300) may also be a first name.
Desa Demographics
Average Desa Salary in
United States
$45,239 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Desa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Desa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Desa (Hindi: देसा, Marathi: देसा, Oriya: େଦଶା, Russian: Деса) is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Deša, Desá or Desà. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Desa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Desa is the 25,403rd most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 343,283 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Desa live; 69 percent live in Southeast Asia and 68 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 31,719th most widely held given name globally, borne by 25,300 people.
The surname Desa is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is held by 13,411 people, or 1 in 2,199. In Malaysia it is most prevalent in: Kedah, where 25 percent reside, Perak, where 20 percent reside and Penang, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Malaysia Desa exists in 80 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 7 percent reside and India, where 6 percent reside.
Desa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Desa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Desa surname rose 84,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 5,850 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Desa Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Desa surname are 43.04% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.27% being registered with the party.
The amount Desa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 55.65% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,597 per year; in South Africa they earn 89.12% less than the national average, earning R 25,860 per year; in United States they earn 4.84% more than the national average, earning $45,239 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.2% more than the national average, earning $58,726 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Desa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Desa in the Oriya language | ||
| େଦଶା | edasa | 78.71 |
| େଦସା | edasa | 7.74 |
| େସାି | esai | 3.87 |
| େସାଡି | esadi | 3.23 |
| େଦଶ | edasa | 3.23 |
| େଡସା | edasa | 0.65 |
| େଦସ | edasa | 0.65 |
| େଦଷା | edasa | 0.65 |
| Desa in the Hindi language | ||
| देसा | desa | 78.4 |
| डॅस | desa | 12.96 |
| डेसा | desa | 8.02 |
| देषा | desa | 0.62 |
| Desa in the Marathi language | ||
| देसा | desa | 73.44 |
| डेसा | desa | 24.32 |
| ़डेसा | desa | 0.16 |
| देस | desa | 0.16 |
| देशा | desa | 0.16 |
| Desa in the Russian language | ||
| Деса | desa | - |
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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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- 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 Desa
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