Desiken Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Greece

Desiken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Desiken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Desiken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Desiken (Marathi: देसीकेन) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Desiken? popularity and diffusion

The last name Desiken is the 5,587,209th most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Desiken occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Desiken reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 83 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria Desiken is most frequent in: Bayelsa, where 100 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Greece, where 8 percent are found and India, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Desiken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Desiken in the Marathi language
देसीकेनdesikena-

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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
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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 Desiken
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