Desku Surname

746,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kosovo
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Desku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Desku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kosovo3341:5,574947
Switzerland241:342,20526,446
Albania111:264,91415,006
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Desku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Desku has its highest incidence in Kosovo. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Desku? popularity and diffusion

The last name Desku is the 746,827th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 18,928,691 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Desku reside; 91 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 90 percent reside in Albano-Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Kosovo, where it is carried by 334 people, or 1 in 5,574. In Kosovo it is most frequent in: District of Peja, where 88 percent live, District of Pristina, where 8 percent live and District of Prizren, where 2 percent live. Excluding Kosovo this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 6 percent live and Albania, where 3 percent live.

Desku Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Desku has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Desku last name fell 20 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deskau9134/
Deskou9127/
Daesku912/
Dieskau8349/
Deshkuh831/
Dieskou830/
Dosku80678/
Descu8076/
Disku8022/
Deskó8017/
Dasku806/
Daescu731,007/
Diskau7394/
Daskou7358/
Diskou7329/
Dashku7323/
Deskoo734/
Doshku733/
Descus732/
Descou732/
Diskuy732/
Dyshku732/
Dezkou731/
Diskut731/
Descui731/
Diskup731/
Descout67390/
Descoux67297/
Descous67248/
Descaux673/
Descouy671/
Descoud671/
Descaut671/
Dăiescu671/
Diskhus671/
Dechkus671/
Dechkud671/

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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 Desku
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