Desah Surname
Approximately 158 people bear this surname
Desah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 97 | 1:304,064 | 16,606 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 1:4,560,317 | 223,141 |
| Iran | 15 | 1:5,118,835 | 123,814 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Desah (113) may also be a first name.
Desah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Desah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Desah has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Desah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,385,851st most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. The surname Desah is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Desah live; 80 percent live in Southeast Asia and 80 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 881,625th most numerous forename throughout the world, held by 113 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 304,064. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Penang, where 20 percent reside, Johor, where 15 percent reside and Sabah, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Malaysia Desah is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 18 percent reside and Iran, where 9 percent reside.
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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 Desah
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