Dessaw Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Dessaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dessaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Dessaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dessaw occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dessaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,580,327th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Dessaw reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 12,498,584. In The United States Dessaw is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 28 percent live, Florida, where 21 percent live and New Jersey, where 17 percent live. Apart from The United States Dessaw is found in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 48 percent live.

Dessaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dessaw has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 725 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dessaw Last Name Statistics demography

Dessaw earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 62.06% less than the national average, earning $16,369 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dessauw9255/
Desaw9146/
Deshaw83892/
Desauw83154/
Dassaw8322/
Dessow8314/
Deesaw833/
Desawe831/
Dissaw830/
Deschaw7729/
Dassawh777/
Dasshaw771/
Disaw7359/
Dasaw7332/
Desow735/
Desav732/
Dosaw731/
Desab731/
Dysaw730/
Deshchaw711/
Dassow671,408/
Dishaw671,103/
Dossow67317/
Desova67161/
Desaiv67135/
Detsav6767/
Dahsaw6721/
Dyshaw6720/
Deshow6718/
Desaib6712/
Dashaw677/
Diesow674/
Dessov674/
Desauv673/
Deshav673/
Deisow672/
Doshaw672/
Deasow672/
Desowa671/
Deisav671/
Deesab671/
Deshab671/
Disawe671/
Desaub670/
Dechaw670/
Deasav670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Dessaw
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis