Desiya Surname
Approximately 47 people bear this surname
Desiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 40 | 1:19,176,635 | 286,670 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Desiya (224) may also be a first name.
Desiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Desiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Desiya (Hindi: देसिया, Marathi: देसीया, Oriya: େଦଶିୟା) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Desiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Desiya is the 2,843,861st most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. Desiya is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Desiya live; 85 percent live in South Asia and 85 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 601,629th most prevalent forename globally, borne by 224 people.
This surname is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 19,176,635. In India it is most common in: Madhya Pradesh, where 63 percent live, Chhattisgarh, where 13 percent live and Telangana, where 8 percent live. Excluding India it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 11 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Desiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Desiya in the Hindi language | ||
| देसिया | desiya | 88.24 |
| देसीया | desiya | 11.76 |
| Desiya in the Oriya language | ||
| େଦଶିୟା | edasiya | 60 |
| େଦସିୟା | edasiya | 20 |
| େଦଶୀୟା | edasiya | 20 |
| Desiya in the Marathi language | ||
| देसीया | desiya | 60 |
| देवसी | devasi | 20 |
| डेिसया | deisaya | 20 |
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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
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- 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 Desiya
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