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Where Does The Last Name Desna Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Desna (Georgian: დესნა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺳﻦ, Hindi: देसना, Marathi: देसना, Russian: Десна) has its highest incidence in Ukraine. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Desna? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Desna is the 734,496^th most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 18,496,309 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Desna reside; 71 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 71 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Desna is also the 167,097^th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 2,039 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Ukraine, where it is held by 181 people, or 1 in 251,507. In Ukraine it is mostly found in: Kherson Oblast, where 62 percent reside, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 13 percent reside and Kiev, where 6 percent reside. Besides Ukraine Desna occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 26 percent reside and Indonesia, where 16 percent reside.

Desna Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Desna has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Desna Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Desna surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Desna surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the party.