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Where Does The Last Name Desa Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Desa (Hindi: देसा, Marathi: देसा, Oriya: େଦଶା, Russian: Деса) occurs most in Malaysia. It can be found as a variant: Deša, Desá or Desà. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Desa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 25,403^rd most widespread last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 343,283 people. The surname occurs mostly 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 31,719^th most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 25,300 people.

The last name Desa is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 13,411 people, or 1 in 2,199. In Malaysia Desa is most common in: Kedah, where 25 percent live, Perak, where 20 percent live and Penang, where 15 percent live. Aside from Malaysia Desa exists in 80 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 7 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.

Desa Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Desa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Desa surname expanded 84,900 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 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 Democrats than The US average, with 96.27% being registered to vote for 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.