Desisa Surname

212,422nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,939 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Desisa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Desisa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,9321:50,4905,344
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Desisa (8,561) may also be a first name.

Desisa Last Name Facts

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

Desisa occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Desisa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 212,422nd most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,758,404 people. The surname Desisa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Desisa live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Desisa is also the 67,999th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 8,561 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,932 people, or 1 in 50,490. Apart from Ethiopia it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent reside.

Desisa Last Name Statistics demography

Desisa earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.13% less than the national average, earning $34,031 USD per year.

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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 Desisa
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