Desanya Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Desanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Desanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Desanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Desanya (Marathi: डेसन्या) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Desanya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Desanya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Desanya is the 7,117,718th most frequently held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Desanya are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 86 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Desanya is most prevalent in: Oyo, where 50 percent live, Lagos, where 17 percent live and Ogun, where 17 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desanyea | 93 | 1 | / |
| Desanyo | 86 | 21 | / |
| Desanea | 86 | 4 | / |
| Desagnat | 80 | 158 | / |
| Desgania | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dessagnat | 75 | 3 | / |
| Desanihad | 75 | 1 | / |
| Desagneaux | 71 | 41 | / |
| Disania | 71 | 3 | / |
| Dehshanjad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Desanio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Disanja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Deusanio | 67 | 45 | / |
| Dichanya | 67 | 7 | / |
| Deazonia | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Eusanio | 63 | 113 | / |
| Detchania | 63 | 6 | / |
| Dischania | 63 | 3 | / |
| Dechagnau | 63 | 0 | / |
| Desonia | 57 | 405 | / |
| Disanjo | 57 | 5 | / |
| Desoñia | 57 | 1 | / |
| Desonea | 57 | 1 | / |
| Deasonia | 53 | 48 | / |
| Disanjos | 53 | 1 | / |
| Deesonia | 53 | 1 | / |
| D'Isanio | 53 | 1 | / |
| Dizzania | 53 | 1 | / |
| Desoniea | 53 | 0 | / |
| Deesomjai | 50 | 2 | / |
Desanya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Desanya in the Marathi language | ||
| डेसन्या | desan'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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