Desanya Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Desanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Desanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Desanya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Desanya (Marathi: डेसन्या) is found most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Desanya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Desanya? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Desanya reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Desanya is most numerous in: Oyo, where 50 percent reside, Lagos, where 17 percent reside and Ogun, where 17 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Desanya exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Desanya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Desanya in the Marathi language
डेसन्याdesan'ya-

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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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  • 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 Desanya
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