Dessa Surname

254,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,551 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Oman

Dessa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dessa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
India2531:3,031,87990,560
Ivory Coast1831:126,0726,156
Brazil1251:1,712,59555,994
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
France771:862,633101,453
Portugal571:182,7767,697
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Cameroon511:407,23734,925
Benin471:219,90620,230
Oman471:78,4672,961
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
England171:3,277,533109,658
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Burkina Faso101:1,835,21014,348
Qatar91:262,00030,726
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Dêssa (1) are calculated separately.

Dessa (8,659) may also be a first name.

Dessa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dessa (Hindi: देस्सा, Russian: Десса) occurs more in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Dêssa. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dessa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 254,576th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,698,611 people. Dessa is mostly found in Asia, where 48 percent of Dessa live; 40 percent live in South Asia and 24 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 67,446th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 8,659 people.

It is most frequently held in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 360 people, or 1 in 442,658. Beside Bangladesh this surname is found in 37 countries. It is also found in India, where 16 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 12 percent reside.

Dessa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dessa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dessa surname grew 622 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dessa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dessa last name are 16.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dessa earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 16.71% more than the national average, earning $50,360 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.24% more than the national average, earning $58,250 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dêssa931/
Dessai9115,270/
Dessau91649/
Dessay91398/
Dessap91361/
Dessoa9171/
Deassa9168/
Diessa9136/
Dessea9128/
Deussa9128/
Dessat9118/
Deissa9113/
Deyssa9110/
Dhessa918/
Dessas917/
Dessah915/
Dessza911/
Dessad911/
Dedssa911/
Dessaï911/
Dessaa911/
Desa8921,229/
Dessaux831,300/
Dessaud83406/
Desseau8363/
Dessaut8339/
Dessais8316/
Doessay836/
Dessaai831/
Dessaha831/
Dessoha831/
Desssap831/
Diessea831/
Dessash831/
Dheissa831/
Desshay830/
Dessaus830/
Desai80446,556/
Dossa8036,464/
Dissa8019,145/
Dessi8015,492/
Desse808,490/
Desha806,485/
Dassa804,182/
Dessy802,496/
Desso80686/
Deusa80670/
Desia80623/
Desay80394/
Diesa80225/
Dhesa80177/
Desah80158/
Daesa80130/
Desis80123/
Desad80120/
Desat80120/
Detsa8093/
Deesa8092/
Desau8073/
Desos8071/
De'sa8049/
Deisa8038/
Deses8032/
Desaa8027/
Desza8025/
Dessé8023/
Desea8022/
Dyssa8022/
Deasa8019/
Desas8017/
Desap8014/
Dessí809/
Desať807/
Desoa806/
Desaj805/
Desaz803/
Desja803/
Desga803/
Doesa802/
Deysa802/
Dehsa802/
Dezsa802/
Dedsa802/
Dejsa801/
Dessj801/
Desaï801/
Desseaux771,692/
Dessault7778/
Deisseau771/
Dessautt770/
Dessie7340,909/
Dassah733,768/
Deasis732,261/
Dossah732,144/
Dessou731,039/
Deshai73842/
Dessoy73773/
Diossa73583/
Deshay73578/
Desais73522/
Desser73507/
Detsis73499/
Desset73486/
Diesse73479/
Dassau73363/
Dhesse73351/
Dessis73324/
Deases73313/
Dhossa73289/
Dassaa73246/
Diesso73158/
Deesse73156/
Deesha73146/
Dhissa73146/
Dessez73129/
Desaip73129/
Desaij73124/
Desous73116/
Dassay73116/
Deasse73115/
Deissy73113/
Daassa73108/
Deissi73105/
Desits7398/
Dessio7394/
Desaha7388/
Dessoh7388/
Deyssi7387/
Desait7382/
Dessey7382/
Decess7372/
Desaus7369/
Dessuy7364/
Deussi7360/
Dissat7356/
Deesso7348/
Desaai7341/
Dissah7340/
Deshaj7340/
Daesau7339/
Desses7338/
Dissay7335/
Deesaa7334/
Deasai7332/
Desist7332/
Desaid7332/
Dehsat7331/
Deassy7330/
Deysse7330/
Deshea7329/
Desees7329/
Daissa7327/
Diessy7323/
Deysis7323/
Desseu7322/
Desies7321/
Dessot7321/
Detsat7321/
Dessei7320/
Diessi7319/
Detsos7319/
Desaux7318/
Descha7318/
Dehsay7317/
Deïssy7317/
Dessed7317/
Dessip7317/
Deesai7316/
Desash7316/
Deisis7315/
Dessoi7315/
Deasas7315/
Desaya7314/
Dhessi7314/
Deasha7313/
Deszat7313/
Detsad7311/
Desaiy7311/
Deassi7310/
Desuis7310/
Daesah739/
Deshaa739/
Daesai738/
Desadh738/
Dissai738/
Dossau738/
Deïssi738/
Dassai737/
Diesha737/
Detsha737/
Dhesis737/
Dossai736/
Desaih736/
Dessos736/
Deszad736/
Deesap736/
Deasah736/
Deisse735/
Desapp735/
Dosssa735/
Desauj734/
Deisha734/
Doesha734/
Deshaz734/
Daîssa734/
Desess733/
Dossay733/
Desszo733/
Desaia733/
Deshat733/
Disssa733/
Deusso733/
Desuys733/
Dessop733/
Dhesha732/
Dhassa732/
Deeses732/
Desaat732/
Deseha732/
Deshad732/
Desatz732/
Desseh732/
Doesah732/
Dissea732/
Dassea732/
Dehssi732/
Deisah732/
Deshys732/
Detsap732/
Deusay732/
Desaut732/
Deseis732/
Daïssa732/
Dayssa732/
Dessiy732/
Deesoa732/
Deasia731/
Deyssy731/
Hdassa731/
Diesai731/
Dissad731/
Deszaz731/
Deszsi731/
Deysay731/
Dhesay731/
Daesha731/
Desaad731/
Desahe731/
Desass731/
Descea731/
Deshah731/
Desots731/
Dehsad731/
Ddesai731/
Dashsa731/
Desest731/
Desach731/
Diesay731/
Doesea731/
Deisad731/
Doesay731/
Dissaa731/
Doissa731/
Djdssa731/
Dassaj731/
Deisay731/
Deisys731/
Dehsah731/
Dehsia731/
Deesia731/
Deshaï731/
Dessee731/
Dessii731/
Desssi731/
Desiea731/
Deusha731/
Deusse731/
Desays731/
Deïsse731/
Diesea731/
Tdesse731/
Desois731/
Dahssa731/
Desath731/
Desaup731/
Desaah731/
Dgessy731/
Dejsap731/
Deisso731/
Deesay731/
Dessep730/
Desces730/
Desatt730/
Deasau730/
Desiss730/
Dasa6799,297/
Deza6714,711/
Dese679,566/
Dosa679,351/
Disa677,125/
Desy672,298/
Dissaux67888/
Deso67859/
Deshais67579/
Dassaha67488/
Dessoit67330/
Dissais67306/
Deshish67276/
Deassis67248/
Deshays67240/
Diessie67150/
Deshcha67138/
Dysa67134/
Deshesh67124/
Desaiph6781/
Deisser6776/
Dessout6769/
Deassio6764/
Detsios6763/
Dessuit6747/
Dehshah6743/
Deysaha6741/
Dessous6741/
Deysach6740/
Deshash6729/
Deshuis6727/
Dessois6725/
Deassie6725/
Dehshad6723/
Deša6721/
Diessou6719/
Deschat6718/
Deusseu6716/
Dessett6711/
Dehessy6711/
Deshaya6710/
Deshaut679/
Dissait679/
Deça678/
Deessuy678/
Deissou678/
Dexa677/
Desá677/
Dehsest677/
Desaidh676/
Dychess675/
Dheshai674/
Daissau674/
Dheshay673/
Deshaad673/
Dissaha673/
Dessott673/
D'Hesse673/
Deshets672/
Djsa672/
Dosseau672/
Dahassa672/
Dísa672/
Dehesas672/
Dasseau672/
Dasseea672/
Diesseu672/
Deussou672/
Desauyi671/
Deshaai671/
Deshois671/
Desiest671/
Desouss671/
Dehseis671/
Dechess671/
Doeseah671/
Dehseah671/
Disshat671/
Daassah671/
Dhiesse671/
Diessei671/
Dissaah671/
Dissaud671/
Dehesaz671/
Dehshai671/
Daissah671/
D'Assay671/
Dösa671/
Desà671/
Desé671/
Dessetz671/
Dessieh671/
Dessoud671/
Dessouh671/
Desssot671/
Deysset671/
Deţa671/
Dheisah671/
Dhuissa671/
Tddesse671/
Deshaja671/
Deshaia671/
Deasses671/
Deesaad671/
Deesatt671/
Dhiessi671/
Dheshaj671/
Deashea670/
Deshazs670/
Desheys670/
Deshoys670/
Deshaux670/
Deesser670/
Diossay670/
Doeshau670/

Dessa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dessa in the Hindi language
देस्साdes'sa-
Dessa in the Russian language
Дессаdessa-

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