Desse Surname

59,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,490 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Desse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Desse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia6,6001:14,7802,065
France1,4161:46,9096,040
Benin911:113,57812,648
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Burkina Faso631:291,3035,283
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Ivory Coast231:1,003,09724,580
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Haiti91:1,187,10112,579
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Dessé (23) are calculated separately.

Desse (30,158) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dessé9323/
Dessie9140,909/
Desser91507/
Desset91486/
Diesse91479/
Dhesse91351/
Deesse91156/
Dessez91129/
Deasse91115/
Dessey9182/
Desses9138/
Deysse9130/
Dessea9128/
Desseu9122/
Dessei9120/
Dessed9117/
Deisse915/
Desseh912/
Dessee911/
Deusse911/
Deïsse911/
Tdesse911/
Dessep910/
Dese899,566/
Dess891,168/
Diessie83150/
Deisser8376/
Deassie8325/
Deusseu8316/
Dessett8311/
D'Hesse833/
Diesseu832/
Dhiesse831/
Diessei831/
Dessetz831/
Dessieh831/
Deysset831/
Diessea831/
Tddesse831/
Tdaesse831/
Deasses831/
Deesser830/
Dessi8015,492/
Desie809,989/
Deese808,927/
Dasse803,774/
Deiss803,602/
Dessy802,496/
Dease802,029/
Dosse801,930/
Dessa801,551/
Diese801,365/
Deise801,287/
Disse801,185/
Deuss80794/
Deshe80635/
Dessì80599/
Deuse80540/
Deser80362/
Diess80251/
Dezse80233/
Desei80225/
Desis80123/
Doese80102/
Deset8067/
Desee8062/
Daese8058/
Desey8052/
Deyss8044/
Deyse8041/
Desep8036/
Deses8032/
Detse8030/
Deess8027/
Desea8022/
Dhese8022/
Desce8022/
Deseő8022/
Deseh8015/
Dessí809/
Deseu807/
Desez806/
Dehse805/
Dysse805/
Deïss805/
Desed805/
Dhess803/
Dexss802/
Deass802/
Desge802/
Desst802/
Dezss801/
Deshs801/
Dedse801/
D'Ess801/
Dessh801/
Dessj801/
des S801/
Dehss801/
Deusseuh7713/
Des752,670/
Dessai7315,270/
Dosseh736,986/
Dassie733,883/
Dossey732,546/
Deasis732,261/
Disser731,082/
Dessoy73773/
Dhaese73685/
Deasey73676/
Deiser73598/
Desais73522/
Detsis73499/
Dossie73442/
Dessay73398/
Dessis73324/
Deases73313/
Dosseu73222/
Dissez73172/
Desher73161/
Disset73144/
Deissy73113/
Deissi73105/
Desits7398/
Dessio7394/
Dassey7390/
Deyssi7387/
Detshe7378/
Deseez7376/
Decess7372/
Dessoa7371/
Deassa7368/
Dessuy7364/
Deussi7360/
Daisse7353/
Deeser7348/
Desche7346/
Desier7343/
Diosse7342/
Dissee7341/
Diessa7336/
Deaser7336/
Daesei7333/
Desist7332/
Dissie7332/
Disses7331/
Desett7331/
Deassy7330/
Deshea7329/
Desees7329/
Diessy7323/
Deysis7323/
Desies7321/
Deasee7321/
Deshie7320/
Diessi7319/
Deysie7318/
Dossee7317/
Deïssy7317/
Deszer7317/
Dessip7317/
Deisis7315/
Dissei7315/
Dessoi7315/
Dhessi7314/
Deissa7313/
Dissey7313/
Deesee7313/
Deeseh7312/
Deseer7312/
Disseh7312/
Deisze7310/
Deyssa7310/
Deassi7310/
Desuis7310/
Daasse739/
Desheh738/
Desieh738/
Deïssi738/
Dhesee738/
Dhessa738/
Deasie737/
Dhesis737/
Deshet736/
Doesey736/
Deszez735/
Deetse735/
Dieshe735/
Deiset734/
Deisey734/
Diesee734/
Dasseh734/
Dasseu734/
Desess733/
Disseu733/
Dhasse733/
Descet733/
Diesce733/
Desuys733/
Deysee732/
Deeses732/
Deseha732/
Deshey732/
Deuseu732/
Deyser732/
Doeseh732/
Dissea732/
Dassea732/
Dehssi732/
Dosshe732/
D'Hess732/
Deyset732/
Deshys732/
Deseis732/
Detset732/
Dessiy732/
Descie732/
Deyssy731/
Doesce731/
Dessza731/
Deszsi731/
Detseh731/
Detser731/
Dheshe731/
Descea731/
Desehr731/
Deseip731/
Deedse731/
Desiee731/
Desest731/
Dehseh731/
Doesea731/
Deaseh731/
Deseph731/
Deshep731/
Diesey731/
Diesei731/
Dassee731/
Deisys731/
Deased731/
Daysse731/
Dedsey731/
Detsei731/
Detsey731/
Deshei731/
Dessii731/
Desssi731/
Desiea731/
Desays731/
Diesea731/
Dhisse731/
Dossei731/
Deisei731/
Dessaa731/
Dethse731/
Desois731/
Duisse731/
Detsee731/
Desehy731/
Dgessy731/
Deisie731/
Dieyse731/
Dexsie730/
Dhiess730/
Dessch730/
Dheiss730/
Deatse730/
Desces730/
Desiss730/
Deschscer710/
Deus6787,453/
Desa6721,229/
Dees6717,005/
Dose677,693/
Deas677,598/
Dase673,732/
Desh673,487/
Diss673,215/
Deis673,123/
Dies672,524/
D'Haese672,330/
Desy672,298/
Dossche671,240/
Dise671,020/
Dets67996/
Deys67967/
Deisher67933/
Deze67853/
Dest67814/
Deshais67579/
Dessoit67330/
Dece67305/
Deshish67276/
Deassis67248/
Deshays67240/
Deysher67227/
Deez67176/
Deex67125/
Deshesh67124/
Dahasse67120/
Hdes67103/
Desz6782/
Deeß6775/
Dyse6770/
Dissett6769/
Deassio6764/
Döse6759/
Deschet6751/
Dessuit6747/
Dehs6744/
Dexe6729/
Deshuis6727/
Dessois6725/
D'Assie6724/
Deçe6722/
Desd6719/
Desp6719/
Deeshee6719/
Dessais6716/
Doesieh6712/
Dehessy6711/
Dehshie6711/
Deschez6710/
Deessuy678/
Dhes677/
Desá677/
Dehsest677/
Doessay676/
Deisieh676/
Dychess675/
Desheey674/
Deds674/
Dejs674/
Dges674/
Deytshe673/
Dyss673/
Dehsieh673/
Tdes673/
Detsche672/
Dessová672/
Deshets672/
Deishez672/
Desj672/
Deitser672/
Daissei672/
Däss672/
Dasseea672/
Dexs671/
Dessaai671/
Deusche671/
Deshett671/
Deshois671/
Desiest671/
Dehseis671/
Deisier671/
Deitseh671/
Dechess671/
Doeseah671/
Deashed671/
Dehseah671/
Deetser671/
Daisser671/
Doisset671/
Dasssie671/
Dejszer671/
Dehsheh671/
De's671/
Deashee671/
Deasier671/
Daysser671/
D'Hease671/
D'Heser671/
Desé671/
Deső671/
Dessaha671/
Dessoha671/
Deïs671/
Dossseu671/
Deussch671/
Dezs671/
Dhiessi671/
Dhiosse671/
Dheissa671/
Deashea670/
Desheys670/
Desetch670/
Deshoys670/
Deasher670/
Deascey670/
Deashey670/
Doesche670/
Desshay670/
Deushey670/

Desse Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Desse in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﺱds33.33
ﺩﺳﻲdsy33.33
ﺩﺳﻰdsy33.33

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