Desseff Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Desseff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Desseff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina391:1,095,98566,746
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

The alternate forms: Dèsseff (1) are calculated separately.

Desseff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Desseff occurs in Argentina more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Dèsseff. For other potential spellings of Desseff click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Desseff? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,017,195th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Desseff reside; 93 percent reside in South America and 93 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

The surname Desseff is most frequently held in Argentina, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 1,095,985. In Argentina Desseff is most prevalent in: San Juan Province, where 95 percent are found, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 3 percent are found and Córdoba Province, where 3 percent are found. Other than Argentina Desseff exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dèsseff951/
Dessesff937/
Desseffe931/
Deseff9234/
Dosseff866/
Desef832/
Doseff7728/
Deseuf7721/
Dessev7719/
Deceff7712/
Dezeff771/
Deseife7176/
Decheff7122/
Dasheff7121/
Desseva718/
Desev6770/
Dasef6728/
Dexef674/
Desif674/
Desew671/
Detcheff671/
Descheaf671/

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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
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  • 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 Desseff
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