Deshika Surname
Approximately 297 people bear this surname
Deshika Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
Deshika (1,960) may also be a first name.
Deshika Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Deshika Come From? nationality or country of origin
Deshika (Hindi: देशिका, Marathi: देशीका) is held by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Deshika.
How Common Is The Last Name Deshika? popularity and diffusion
It is the 899,940th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 24,537,192 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Deshika live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Deshika is also the 171,194th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 1,960 people.
The last name Deshika is most frequently occurring in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 292 people, or 1 in 71,262. Excluding Sri Lanka this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 1 percent live and Indonesia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Deshika Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Deshika in the Hindi language | ||
| देशिका | desika | - |
| Deshika in the Marathi language | ||
| देशीका | desika | - |
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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 Deshika
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