Dessent Surname

545,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 587 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Dessent Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dessent Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia3291:82,0549,517
United States981:3,698,561204,970
England691:807,50843,459
France491:1,355,566135,191
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Wales171:182,03112,022
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:553,98629,025
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Dessent Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dessent is more frequently found in Australia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dessent? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dessent is the 545,543rd most widely held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 12,414,899 people. The last name Dessent occurs mostly in Oceania, where 56 percent of Dessent reside; 56 percent reside in Australasia and 56 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most common in Australia, where it is borne by 329 people, or 1 in 82,054. In Australia it is mostly found in: Victoria, where 90 percent are found, Queensland, where 4 percent are found and New South Wales, where 3 percent are found. Beside Australia Dessent is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent are found and England, where 12 percent are found.

Dessent Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dessent has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Dessent surname grew 157 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dessent Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dessent surname are 15.52% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 68.75% being registered with the political party.

Dessent earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.42% more than the national average, earning $44,192 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dessente933/
Dessents932/
Dessen92234/
Desent9243/
Deussen86653/
Descent86253/
Desentz8674/
Diessen8650/
Dassent866/
Desente864/
Dessien862/
Dissent862/
Deissen861/
Desseng861/
Dessenn861/
Deessen861/
Deshent860/
Dessehn860/
Dhessen860/
Desen83292/
Dessenne80707/
Deussien806/
Descente802/
Descents801/
Deessaen801/
Dissient800/
Dessin771,192/
Detsen771,146/
Diesen77807/
Dasent77658/
Decent77411/
Dissen77393/
Deisen77206/
Deshen77195/
Deusen7796/
Disent7757/
Dehent7753/
Desuen7752/
Dessem7750/
Deasen7739/
Deesen7738/
Desien7735/
Deseng7735/
Deysen7723/
Dezent7714/
Dessyn7711/
Dyssen775/
Deenet773/
Dexsen772/
Desend771/
Desenn771/
Dejsen771/
Dysent770/
Deathsent751/
Gydesen71819/
Deesaen71753/
Dessing71615/
Dechent71504/
Desenne71445/
Detseng71167/
Deeseng7148/
Duyssen7145/
Detente7136/
Dehgent7124/
Desinte7122/
Deusien7115/
Duysent7115/
De'cent7114/
Deuhsen7112/
Decente718/
Deschen714/
Duissen714/
Diossen712/
Deeseen712/
Doecent711/
Desheen711/
Deshenn711/
Deetsen711/
Deatsen711/
Dassint711/
Dession711/
Diesend711/
Tdeseun711/
Hdeseun711/
Detseen711/
Dheisen711/
Dhiesen711/
Decents711/
Desjeun711/
Descend711/
Dhessin711/
Discent711/
Deissem711/
Deesend711/
Deassin710/
Deisene710/
Dezen67520/
Disen67438/
Desin67340/
Desem67299/
Decen67148/
Deene67121/
Desne67120/
Dexen67104/
Deten67102/
Deşen6785/
Deant6747/
Dessingy6738/
Deassion6718/
Desenova679/
Deisn678/
Desén678/
Descheen677/
Dysen677/
Dischsen677/
Deschien677/
Desyn673/
Deseń672/
Dessingh671/
Detschen671/
Deyssing671/
Deint671/
Deissing671/
Deesieng671/
Deenh671/
Dhetseng671/
Deuschen670/

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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 Dessent
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