Deshai Surname
Approximately 842 people bear this surname
Deshai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 835 | 1:918,641 | 39,685 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Deshaï (1) are calculated separately.
Deshai (320) may also be a first name.
Deshai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Deshai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Deshai (Bengali: দেশাই, Hindi: देशाई, Marathi: देशाई, Oriya: େଦଶାଇ) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Deshaï. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Deshai? popularity and diffusion
Deshai is the 413,768th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 8,655,043 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Deshai reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 99 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 490,671st most commonly held first name globally It is held by 320 people.
The surname is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 835 people, or 1 in 918,641. In India Deshai is mostly concentrated in: Maharashtra, where 38 percent reside, West Bengal, where 28 percent reside and Telangana, where 13 percent reside. Aside from India this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Deshai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Deshai in the Bengali language | ||
| দেশাই | desa'i | - |
| Deshai in the Oriya language | ||
| େଦଶାଇ | edasa'i | - |
| Deshai in the Marathi language | ||
| देशाई | desa'i | 84.2 |
| देसाई | desa'i | 6.49 |
| देशाइ | desa'i | 4.98 |
| देशई | desa'i | 3.03 |
| देशईाद | desaiada | 0.43 |
| देशाईाद | desaiada | 0.43 |
| Deshai in the Hindi language | ||
| देशाई | desa'i | 67.65 |
| देशई | desa'i | 32.35 |
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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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- 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 Deshai
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