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

Dessent is found in Australia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dessent? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 545,543rd most common surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 12,414,899 people. This last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 56 percent of Dessent reside; 56 percent reside in Australasia and 56 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name Dessent is most commonly occurring in Australia, where it is borne by 329 people, or 1 in 82,054. In Australia Dessent is most frequent in: Victoria, where 90 percent are found, Queensland, where 4 percent are found and New South Wales, where 3 percent are found. Other than Australia it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent are found and England, where 12 percent are found.

Dessent Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dessent has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Dessent last name increased 157 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dessent Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dessent are 15.52% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 68.75% registered to vote for the 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
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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 Dessent
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