Deshani Surname
Approximately 844 people bear this surname
Deshani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 731 | 1:28,466 | 3,639 |
| India | 76 | 1:10,092,966 | 194,472 |
| Pakistan | 26 | 1:6,870,919 | 39,117 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Deshani (3,923) may also be a first name.
Deshani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Deshani Come From? nationality or country of origin
Deshani (Marathi: देशानी, Oriya: େଦଶନୀ, Russian: Дешаньи) occurs more in Sri Lanka more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Deshani click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Deshani? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 412,986th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 8,634,533 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Deshani live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 96 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 111,804th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 3,923 people.
It is most prevalent in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 731 people, or 1 in 28,466. Barring Sri Lanka this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in India, where 9 percent reside and Pakistan, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Deshani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Deshani in the Marathi language | ||
| देशानी | desani | 50 |
| देशिन | desina | 36.36 |
| देशांनी | desanni | 9.09 |
| देशनी | desani | 4.55 |
| Deshani in the Oriya language | ||
| େଦଶନୀ | edasani | 40 |
| େଦଶନି | edasani | 20 |
| େଡଶନି | edasani | 20 |
| େଦଶାନି | edasani | 20 |
| Deshani in the Russian language | ||
| Дешаньи | desani | - |
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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 Deshani
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