Dessalew Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Dessalew Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 36 | 1:2,709,618 | 8,935 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Dessalew (3,008) may also be a first name.
Dessalew Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dessalew Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dessalew is carried by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dessalew? popularity and diffusion
Dessalew is the 3,228,735th most numerous family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Dessalew are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 131,919th most frequently occurring given name worldwide, borne by 3,008 people.
Dessalew is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 2,709,618. Apart from Ethiopia it is found in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desalew | 93 | 4,831 | / |
| Desallew | 88 | 1 | / |
| Desalewf | 88 | 1 | / |
| Desalev | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dassalev | 75 | 1 | / |
| Desaleiv | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dossaliev | 71 | 2 | / |
| Desalib | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dosalev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dosaliev | 63 | 1,118 | / |
| Disaliev | 63 | 83 | / |
| Disaleva | 63 | 7 | / |
| Duysaliev | 59 | 93 | / |
| Duisaliev | 59 | 16 | / |
| Duysaleva | 59 | 1 | / |
| Duyshaliev | 56 | 206 | / |
| Duishaliev | 56 | 5 | / |
| Duysealiev | 56 | 1 | / |
| Diselev | 53 | 2 | / |
| Duyshealiev | 53 | 1 | / |
| Duyshaaliev | 53 | 1 | / |
| Disaliv | 53 | 1 | / |
| Disalova | 50 | 3 | / |
| Dosalaiv | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Dessalew
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