Desse Surname
Approximately 8,490 people bear this surname
Desse Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 6,600 | 1:14,780 | 2,065 |
| France | 1,416 | 1:46,909 | 6,040 |
| Benin | 91 | 1:113,578 | 12,648 |
| United States | 68 | 1:5,330,278 | 267,385 |
| Burkina Faso | 63 | 1:291,303 | 5,283 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Argentina | 23 | 1:1,858,409 | 95,340 |
| Ivory Coast | 23 | 1:1,003,097 | 24,580 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| Belgium | 19 | 1:605,087 | 54,956 |
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 1:7,347,177 | 303,310 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Haiti | 9 | 1:1,187,101 | 12,579 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Dessé (23) are calculated separately.
Desse (30,158) may also be a first name.
Desse Demographics
Average Desse Salary in
United States
$46,455 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Desse Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Desse Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Desse (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺱ) occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Dessé. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Desse? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 59,440th most frequently used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 858,368 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Desse live; 78 percent live in East Africa and 78 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Desse is also the 27,783rd most commonly held given name in the world. It is borne by 30,158 people.
The last name Desse is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is held by 6,600 people, or 1 in 14,780. Without taking into account Ethiopia it is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in France, where 17 percent are found and Benin, where 1 percent are found.
Desse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Desse has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Desse last name increased 1,700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Desse Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Desse last name are 16.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the political party.
Desse earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.66% more than the national average, earning $46,455 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Desse Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Desse in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﺱ | ds | 33.33 |
| ﺩﺳﻲ | dsy | 33.33 |
| ﺩﺳﻰ | dsy | 33.33 |
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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 Desse
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