Deshan Surname
Approximately 2,964 people bear this surname
Deshan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 2,631 | 1:7,909 | 1,153 |
| United States | 139 | 1:2,607,618 | 157,688 |
| United Arab Emirates | 48 | 1:190,881 | 13,202 |
| Moldova | 29 | 1:122,806 | 13,852 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Russia | 23 | 1:6,266,220 | 254,708 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Yemen | 6 | 1:4,404,216 | 18,907 |
| Syria | 5 | 1:3,860,204 | 11,832 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25 | 1:2,008,747 | 100,426 |
Deshan (76,233) may also be a first name.
Deshan Demographics
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Deshan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Deshan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Deshan (Hindi: देशन, Marathi: देशन, Oriya: େଦଶନ, Russian: Дешан) is carried by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Deshan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 149,064th most widely held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,458,686 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Deshan reside; 90 percent reside in South Asia and 90 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Deshan is also the 12,894th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 76,233 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 2,631 people, or 1 in 7,909. Not including Sri Lanka this surname occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent are found.
Deshan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Deshan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Deshan last name grew 556 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Deshan Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Deshan last name are 22.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.57% being registered to vote for the party.
Deshan earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.54% more than the national average, earning $45,110 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Deshan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Deshan in the Marathi language | ||
| देशन | desana | - |
| Deshan in the Oriya language | ||
| େଦଶନ | edasana | 85 |
| େଦଷଣ | edasana | 10 |
| େଦଶାନ | edasana | 5 |
| Deshan in the Hindi language | ||
| देशन | desana | 79.31 |
| देशं | desam | 10.34 |
| देशां | desam | 6.9 |
| देशान | desana | 3.45 |
| Deshan in the Russian language | ||
| Дешан | desan | - |
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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 Deshan
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