Desaleng Surname

151,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,899 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Desaleng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Desaleng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,8981:33,6603,918
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Desaleng (2,081) may also be a first name.

Desaleng Last Name Facts

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

The last name Desaleng occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Desaleng? popularity and diffusion

The last name Desaleng is the 151,889th most commonly used surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,513,814 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Desaleng reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Desaleng is also the 165,161st most frequent first name on earth, held by 2,081 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 2,898 people, or 1 in 33,660. Apart from Ethiopia this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dessaleng9416/
Desalleng941/
Desalng9316/
Desalen9312/
Decaleng8857/
Desaling882/
Desalien881/
Desailng881/
Desaleen881/
Desalent881/
Dessalien8220/
Desalin80167/
Desalem802/
Disalen802/
Desalyn801/
Dessallien7825/
Dessaillen7816/
Dessailhen781/
Desalgne754,521/
Dicaleng7528/
Decaling752/
Desalyon751/
Dessalne751/
Disalien751/
Desalina751/
Dessalgne7110/
Desalim6710/
Dicalen673/
Decolen673/
Disalin672/
Dezolen671/
Desolyn670/

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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 Desaleng
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