Desha Surname
Approximately 6,485 people bear this surname
Desha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 4,363 | 1:21,072 | 2,435 |
| India | 624 | 1:1,229,271 | 49,045 |
| United States | 585 | 1:619,588 | 50,111 |
| South Africa | 435 | 1:124,546 | 14,679 |
| Malawi | 261 | 1:65,590 | 8,693 |
| Zimbabwe | 140 | 1:110,273 | 15,175 |
| Zambia | 12 | 1:1,320,827 | 31,121 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Albania | 4 | 1:728,514 | 20,844 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 129 | 1:389,292 | 29,048 |
Desha (7,696) may also be a first name.
Desha Demographics
Average Desha Salary in
United States
$45,239 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Desha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Desha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Desha (Bengali: দেশা, Hindi: देशा, Marathi: देशा, Oriya: େଦଶ, Russian: Деша) occurs in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Desha? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 75,656th most common family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,123,754 people. The surname Desha is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Desha are found; 67 percent are found in North Africa and 67 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 72,910th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 7,696 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is carried by 4,363 people, or 1 in 21,072. Other than Egypt this surname exists in 28 countries. It is also common in India, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.
Desha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Desha has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Desha last name increased 453 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Desha Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Desha last name are 8.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.08% being registered with the party.
The amount Desha earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 13.99% less than the national average, earning R 204,384 per year and in United States they earn 4.84% more than the national average, earning $45,239 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Desha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Desha in the Hindi language | ||
| देशा | desa | 98.82 |
| देश्ा | desa | 0.66 |
| देश | desa | 0.13 |
| देषा | desa | 0.13 |
| डेशा | desa | 0.13 |
| Desha in the Marathi language | ||
| देशा | desa | 95.18 |
| देसाई | desa'i | 3.07 |
| डेशा | desa | 1.75 |
| Desha in the Oriya language | ||
| େଦଶ | edasa | 63.93 |
| େଦଶା | edasa | 32.79 |
| େଭାଇ | ebha'i | 1.64 |
| Desha in the Bengali language | ||
| দেশা | desa | 50 |
| দেশমালা | desamala | 25 |
| দেশ | desa | 25 |
| Desha in the Russian language | ||
| Деша | desa | - |
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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 Desha
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