Desek Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Desek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Desek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia511:2,593,121151,846
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Turkey211:3,705,78295,296
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Desek (26) may also be a first name.

Desek Last Name Facts

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

Desek has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Desek.

How Common Is The Last Name Desek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,620,164th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 58,770,532 people. The last name Desek is predominantly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Desek are found; 41 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 41 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Desek is also the 2,084,397th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 26 people.

The last name Desek is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 2,593,121. In Indonesia Desek is mostly found in: Bali, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Indonesia it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 33 percent reside and Turkey, where 17 percent reside.

Desek Last Name Statistics demography

Desek earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 74.41% less than the national average, earning R 60,804 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deseck91209/
Deseke9158/
Detsek915/
Deshek913/
Deisek911/
Deszek911/
Dessek911/
Doesek910/
Deyshek831/
Desseke831/
Desceke831/
Dehseck830/
Dosek80265/
Desik80148/
Dasek80142/
Dejek80108/
Desyk8071/
Dezek8029/
Disek8027/
Dysek806/
Degek804/
Desex803/
Deseg803/
Decek801/
Dessecke771/
Deusseuk771/
Dhesecke770/
Desaik731,114/
Detsyk73785/
Daszek73474/
Detsik73424/
Doseck73298/
Duysek7367/
Dishek7354/
Dashek7350/
Dežđek7343/
Dissek7340/
Deshik7337/
Dosiek7320/
Dysiek7320/
Dassek7315/
Diezek7314/
Deciek7311/
Doshek7310/
Dechek738/
Dyshek737/
Diseke736/
Dececk735/
Deezik735/
Desick733/
Descik732/
Diecek732/
Derzek732/
Deczek732/
Doszek732/
Duisek732/
Dezeke732/
Daesik731/
Diseks731/
Dezeck731/
Deezyk731/
Dyszek731/
Deszyk731/
Desike731/
Descyk731/
Deasik731/
Doesik730/
Degeks730/
Deshekova717/
Diescheck711/
Desseix67150/
Deskova67143/
Daschek67121/
Doschek67120/
Desczyk6783/
Decheck6757/
Detsegh6721/
Deytsik6715/
Dezieck6712/
Dehshik6711/
Decheek679/
Duyseke678/
Dischek677/
Deschik677/
Dhisekh674/
Duiseke674/
Desaike674/
Deszyck673/
Deychek673/
Dessick671/
Disseck671/
Deschyk671/
Degeske671/
Dashekh671/
Decheke671/
Deseque671/
Deijeks671/
Deussik671/
Doesick670/
Doeshik670/
Deicekt670/

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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 Desek
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