Dessalegn Surname

13,943rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40,017 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Dessalegn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dessalegn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia39,9231:2,443427
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Norway61:857,04855,549
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Dessalegn (26,269) may also be a first name.

Dessalegn Last Name Facts

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

Dessalegn occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dessalegn? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dessalegn is the 13,943rd most frequent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 182,111 people. The surname Dessalegn occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Dessalegn reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Dessalegn is also the 30,826th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 26,269 people.

This surname is most common in Ethiopia, where it is held by 39,923 people, or 1 in 2,443. Aside from Ethiopia this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Norway, where 0 percent are found.

Dessalegn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dessalegn last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

Dessalegn earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dessalegne954,538/
Dessalegen951/
Desalegn94214,870/
Desalegne8934,022/
Desalegen894,829/
Dessalign892/
Ddesalegn891/
Desaleegn891/
Desealegn891/
Desaalegn891/
Desealegne841/
Desalign821,610/
Deselegn8225/
Dasalegn829/
Desalagn822/
Deselegen781/
Desalagen781/
Deiselegn781/
Deselagn711/

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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 Dessalegn
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