Desi Surname

41,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,507 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Desi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Desi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia5,8461:22,6222,719
Ethiopia4,1851:23,3092,960
India1,1271:680,62631,834
South Africa3871:139,99416,127
United States2261:1,603,801107,667
Papua New Guinea1121:72,8019,515
United Arab Emirates681:134,73911,022
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Italy631:970,74168,914
Nigeria631:2,811,79089,258
Solomon Islands381:15,2642,918
England311:1,797,35772,927
Pakistan281:6,380,13937,476
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Iran181:4,265,696111,937
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
France161:4,151,420237,746
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Israel111:777,96750,646
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Nepal61:4,746,82612,065
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
China51:273,464,31313,838
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Albania31:971,35222,477
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552

The alternate forms: Dési (234) are calculated separately.

Desi (261,941) may also be a first name.

Desi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Desi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Desi (Hindi: देसी, Marathi: डेसी, Oriya: େଦଶି, Tibetan: བདེ་སྲིད།) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Dési. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Desi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 41,728th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 582,677 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Desi are found; 47 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 47 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Desi is also the 4,019th most frequently occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 261,941 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 5,846 people, or 1 in 22,622. In Indonesia it is most frequent in: West Sumatra, where 13 percent are found, West Java, where 13 percent are found and West Kalimantan, where 10 percent are found. Not including Indonesia Desi is found in 64 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 33 percent are found and India, where 9 percent are found.

Desi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Desi last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Desi earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 42.37% less than the national average, earning €17,306 per year; in South Africa they earn 13.14% less than the national average, earning R 206,412 per year; in United States they earn 14.33% less than the national average, earning $36,966 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.9% less than the national average, earning $36,813 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dési92234/
Desai89446,556/
Desie899,989/
Deusi892,500/
Dezsi891,309/
Desih89469/
Deasi89447/
Desei89225/
Desoi89149/
Desis89123/
Deysi89121/
Desit8976/
Deisi8971/
Desci899/
Dehsi892/
Desui892/
Desiz892/
Deïsi891/
Deasis802,261/
Desais80522/
Desaip80129/
Desaij80124/
Desits8098/
Desait8082/
Desaai8041/
Desich8036/
Deasai8032/
Desist8032/
Desaid8032/
Deesoi8031/
Deysis8023/
Diezsi8022/
Deesai8016/
Deisis8015/
Desuis8010/
Desieh808/
Deasie807/
Dhesis807/
Desaih806/
Deesui805/
Deasit803/
Deusui802/
Desgis802/
Descai802/
Deseis802/
Deesit802/
Diesai801/
Desuid801/
Deszsi801/
Dheasi801/
Descii801/
Descui801/
Deseip801/
Deisit801/
Ddesai801/
Dheisi801/
Diesei801/
Deasiz801/
Desoit801/
Desssi801/
Dheusi801/
Deisei801/
Desois801/
Deisie801/
Deisip801/
Desitt800/
Desiss800/
Dese759,566/
Disi759,283/
Deji753,592/
Dezi752,577/
Desy752,298/
Degi75904/
Deci75569/
Dexi7524/
Djsi752/
Dysi751/
Desé751/
Desaiph7381/
Deisieh736/
Desaidh736/
Wandesi735/
Dehsieh733/
Deysich731/
Desauyi731/
Deshgis731/
Desoitt730/
Deese678,927/
Degie675,965/
Deasy674,522/
Dedji673,960/
Daisi672,383/
Dease672,029/
Dezai671,512/
Diese671,365/
Deise671,287/
Desoy67852/
Disić67678/
Deuse67540/
Derzi67417/
Desay67394/
Deser67362/
Dezes67355/
Dezzi67346/
Diezi67245/
Deges67242/
Dezse67233/
Diges67213/
Degis67169/
Daysi67142/
Dizes67141/
Degit67114/
Deusy67106/
Dezii67102/
Disit6798/
Disai6798/
Degiz6794/
Dezhi6774/
Deisy6770/
Deiza6769/
Deset6767/
Dhisi6763/
Desee6762/
Desey6752/
Disci6752/
Dhesy6746/
Doisi6745/
Dyges6744/
Deyse6741/
Deazi6741/
Desep6736/
Dehgi6733/
Deses6732/
Dezie6729/
Deize6729/
Deyzi6728/
Deige6727/
Dejhi6723/
Deggi6722/
Degid6722/
Desea6722/
Dhese6722/
Desce6722/
Deseő6722/
Disis6719/
Dises6718/
Deiji6715/
Deseh6715/
Däges6715/
Dezis6714/
Disie6714/
Deije6711/
Deeji6711/
Deziz6710/
Desuy679/
Deesy678/
Deseu677/
Dejoi677/
Deizy677/
Dejih677/
Dejui677/
Decih676/
Desez676/
Dejiz676/
Dexai676/
Dheji675/
Dehse675/
Desoj675/
Desaj675/
Dejai675/
Decii675/
Dehci675/
Desed675/
Dedzi675/
Disei674/
Dhegi674/
Dèzes674/
Dezić674/
Dijes674/
Disui674/
Deysy673/
Disid673/
Deyji673/
Desuj673/
Deezi673/
Disip673/
Diesy672/
Disih672/
Disoi672/
Decoi672/
Desge672/
Dezid672/
Duisi672/
Dezgi672/
Dizsi671/
Dezih671/
Dhezi671/
Deigi671/
Deagi671/
Deaji671/
Ddisi671/
Dezit671/
Dezei671/
Dizei671/
Deizi671/
Dehzi671/
Degiç671/
Ddezi671/
Déysi671/
Dijei671/
Dihsi671/
Dezui671/
Deyci670/
Doysi670/

Desi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Desi in the Tibetan language
བདེ་སྲིད།dési-
Desi in the Marathi language
डेसीdesi74.75
देसीdesi15.35
देसाईdesa'i5.94
डॅसीdesi1.98
देसा़ईdesai0.99
डेॅसीdeesi0.5
डेसdesa0.5
Desi in the Hindi language
देसीdesi50.54
डेसीdesi47.31
डे्सीdesi1.08
Desi in the Oriya language
େଦଶିedasi40.57
େଦଶୀedasi35.85
େଦସିedasi15.09
େଡସିedasi3.77
େଦସୀedasi2.83
େଦଷୀedasi0.94

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Desi
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