Desaj Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Desaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Desaj (7) may also be a first name.
Desaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Desaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Desaj (Marathi: देसाई) is found most in India. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Desaj? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 60 percent of Desaj reside; 60 percent reside in South Asia and 60 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 4,548,448th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 7 people.
The surname Desaj is most common in India, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 255,688,461. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 33 percent reside and Telangana, where 33 percent reside. Excluding India this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Desaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Desaj in the Marathi language | ||
| देसाई | desa'i | - |
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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 Desaj
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