Dessi Surname

34,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,492 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Monaco

Dessi Surname User-submission:

Dessí or Dessi is a Sardinian surname, particularly frequent in the Sandinian region of Oristanese, Sassarese and Inglesiente. It means 'from Sini', a small city in the Oristanese region.

Dessi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy11,0321:5,544669
Ivory Coast1,5961:14,4561,150
Ethiopia1,2881:75,7357,282
France4321:153,75623,866
Benin2021:51,1666,445
Brazil1461:1,466,26349,230
United States1421:2,552,528155,105
Indonesia1111:1,191,43484,297
Germany871:925,35065,249
Argentina771:555,10940,132
Australia771:350,59429,558
England681:819,38343,863
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
India181:42,614,743461,117
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Monaco141:2,648179
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Niger91:2,132,44640,124
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Dessí (9) are calculated separately.

Dessi (6,297) may also be a first name.

Dessi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Dessí or Dessi is a Sardinian surname, particularly frequent in the Sandinian region of Oristanese, Sassarese and Inglesiente. It means 'from Sini', a small city in the Oristanese region.

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Dessi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dessi (Hindi: देस्सी, Russian: Десси) is more frequently found in Italy than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Dessí. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dessi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 34,218th most commonly held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 470,407 people. Dessi is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Dessi are found; 71 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 71 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 83,072nd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 6,297 people.

This surname is most widespread in Italy, where it is carried by 11,032 people, or 1 in 5,544. In Italy it is primarily concentrated in: Sardinia, where 89 percent are found, Piedmont, where 3 percent are found and Lazio, where 2 percent are found. Besides Italy it exists in 51 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 10 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 8 percent are found.

Dessi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dessi has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Dessi surname grew 6,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dessi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dessi last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

The amount Dessi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 16.71% less than the national average, earning €25,011 per year; in United States they earn 35.38% more than the national average, earning $58,414 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.68% less than the national average, earning $36,926 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dessí939/
Dessie9140,909/
Dessai9115,270/
Dessis91324/
Deissi91105/
Dessio9194/
Deyssi9187/
Deussi9160/
Dessei9120/
Diessi9119/
Dessip9117/
Dessoi9115/
Dhessi9114/
Deassi9110/
Deïssi918/
Dehssi912/
Dessiy912/
Deszsi911/
Dessii911/
Desssi911/
Dessoit83330/
Deassis83248/
Diessie83150/
Deassio8364/
Dessuit8347/
Dessois8325/
Deassie8325/
Dessais8316/
Dessaai831/
Diessei831/
Dessieh831/
Dhiessi831/
Desai80446,556/
Dassi8013,542/
Desie809,989/
Desse808,490/
Dossi808,340/
Deshi807,050/
Detsi803,355/
Deusi802,500/
Dessy802,496/
Dissi802,234/
Dessa801,551/
Dezsi801,309/
Desih80469/
Deasi80447/
Desii80437/
Desei80225/
Desoi80149/
Desis80123/
Deysi80121/
Desit8076/
Deisi8071/
Dexsi8046/
Deses8032/
Desiy8027/
Dessé8023/
Daesi8015/
Desci809/
Deszi807/
Dedsi805/
Dehsi802/
Desui802/
Dyssi802/
Desiz802/
Desyi801/
Dejsi801/
Dessj801/
Deïsi801/
Dessuitt771/
Deshsish771/
Dassie733,883/
Deasis732,261/
Derzsi73939/
Deushi73872/
Deshai73842/
Dessoy73773/
Daassi73610/
Desais73522/
Desser73507/
Detsis73499/
Desset73486/
Diesse73479/
Dossie73442/
Dessay73398/
Dhissi73395/
Dhesse73351/
Deases73313/
Dhassi73197/
Deesse73156/
Deashi73143/
Dessez73129/
Desaip73129/
Desaij73124/
Deasse73115/
Deissy73113/
Descio73110/
Dohssi73105/
Desits7398/
Desait7382/
Dessey7382/
Decess7372/
Dessoa7371/
Deassa7368/
Dessuy7364/
Daesih7363/
Diossi7353/
Desier7343/
Desaai7341/
Desses7338/
Desich7336/
Diessa7336/
Daesei7333/
Deasai7332/
Desist7332/
Desaid7332/
Dissie7332/
Deesoi7331/
Deassy7330/
Deysse7330/
Desees7329/
Deshio7328/
Dessea7328/
Dieshi7328/
Diessy7323/
Deysis7323/
Dahssi7323/
Diezsi7322/
Daissi7322/
Desseu7322/
Desies7321/
Dissis7320/
Deishi7320/
Doïssi7320/
Deshie7320/
Dassui7319/
Deysie7318/
Doissi7318/
Deïssy7317/
Dessed7317/
Deesai7316/
Deisis7315/
Dissei7315/
Deissa7313/
Detsoi7312/
Desaiy7311/
Dassij7311/
Dheshi7310/
Deyssa7310/
Desuis7310/
Deshyi739/
Daesai738/
Dissai738/
Desieh738/
Deeshi738/
Dhessa738/
Dassai737/
Deshui737/
Deasie737/
Detsit737/
Dhesis737/
Dossai736/
Desaih736/
Deisse735/
Daeshi735/
Dhesiy735/
Doîssi735/
Dassih735/
Deesui735/
Deyshi734/
Detshi734/
Desess733/
Dissit733/
Deasit733/
Desaia733/
Desuys733/
Deeses732/
Dieszi732/
Deshit732/
Deshiy732/
Dehshi732/
Dosshi732/
Desseh732/
Deshid732/
Deusui732/
Dissoi732/
Daïssi732/
Deshys732/
Deseis732/
Deesit732/
Descie732/
Deyssy731/
Diesai731/
Dessza731/
Desuid731/
Dheasi731/
Descii731/
Deseip731/
Deisit731/
Ddesai731/
Desiee731/
Desest731/
Dheisi731/
Diesei731/
Deshii731/
Déssio731/
Dissih731/
Disssi731/
Dasssi731/
Deisys731/
Deasiz731/
Dayssi731/
Desoit731/
Detsei731/
Deshei731/
Dessee731/
Desiea731/
Deusse731/
Desays731/
Deïsse731/
Dgissi731/
Dheusi731/
Dossei731/
Dossoi731/
Tdesse731/
Duissi731/
Deisei731/
Deitsi731/
Dessaa731/
Deshhi731/
Desois731/
Didssi731/
Dgessy731/
Dejsit731/
Deisie731/
Deisip731/
Deedsi731/
Dexsie730/
Desitt730/
Dessep730/
Desces730/
Deship730/
Desiss730/
Dasi6758,582/
Dosi6733,553/
Desa6721,229/
Dese679,566/
Disi679,283/
Dezi672,577/
Desy672,298/
Deshais67579/
Deci67569/
Dissais67306/
Dahassi67282/
Deshish67276/
Deshays67240/
Dési67234/
Dhaissi67211/
Deshesh67124/
Desaiph6781/
Deisser6776/
Deçi6741/
Deshuis6727/
Dexi6724/
D'Assie6724/
Deči6722/
Deusseu6716/
Deishii6715/
Doesieh6712/
Dessett6711/
Deshich6711/
Dehessy6711/
Dehshie6711/
Deshchi679/
Dissait679/
Deheshi678/
Deessuy678/
Desá677/
Dehsest677/
Doessay676/
Deisieh676/
Desaidh676/
Dychess675/
Dheshai674/
Dehsieh673/
Dashshi673/
D'Hesse673/
Deshets672/
Djsi672/
Daissei672/
Diesseu672/
Deysich671/
Dheshyi671/
Desauyi671/
Deshaai671/
Deshois671/
Desiest671/
Deeshit671/
Dehseis671/
Deidtsi671/
Deisier671/
Dechess671/
Dysi671/
Dhiesse671/
Dasssie671/
Dehshai671/
Deascio671/
Deasier671/
Desé671/
Dessaha671/
Dessetz671/
Dessoha671/
Deysset671/
Diessea671/
Tddesse671/
Tdaesse671/
Deshaia671/
Deasses671/
Dheissa671/
Desheys670/
Deshoys670/
Deesser670/
Desoitt670/
Desshay670/

Dessi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dessi in the Hindi language
देस्सीdes'si-
Dessi in the Russian language
Дессиdessi-

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