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

The surname Desek has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Desek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,620,164th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. Desek is mostly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Desek reside; 41 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 41 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Desek is also the 2,084,397th most common first name world-wide, held by 26 people.

The surname Desek is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 2,593,121. In Indonesia Desek is primarily found in: Bali, where 100 percent reside. Beside Indonesia this surname is found 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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