Dessu Surname

123,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Dessu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dessu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia3,5421:27,5403,358
Cameroon1331:156,15817,045
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Dessu (2,248) may also be a first name.

Dessu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dessu (Hindi: देस्सू, Russian: Дессу) is most common in Ethiopia. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Dessu.

How Common Is The Last Name Dessu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 123,412th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,969,607 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Dessu are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Dessu is also the 157,558th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 2,248 people.

Dessu is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 3,542 people, or 1 in 27,540. Not including Ethiopia Dessu is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Dessu Last Name Statistics demography

Dessu earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 63.35% less than the national average, earning $15,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dessou911,039/
Dessus91710/
Dessau91649/
Dessup9165/
Dessuy9164/
Desseu9122/
Dessuh911/
Deussu911/
Desu8916,541/
Dessaux831,300/
Dessaud83406/
Desseux83157/
Dessout8369/
Dessuit8347/
Dessous8341/
Dessaut8339/
Diessou8319/
Deusseu8316/
Deessuy838/
Deissou838/
Dessult833/
Diesseu832/
Deussou832/
Desseus831/
Desseut831/
Dessoud831/
Dessouh831/
Dgesseu831/
Dessaus830/
Dassu80589/
Deshu80396/
Detsu80371/
Dossu80165/
Desau8073/
Diesu8056/
Desus8039/
Dissu8015/
Dhesu8010/
Deesu8010/
Desuy809/
Desju809/
Deseu807/
Desud807/
Desiu806/
Deasu805/
Deusu804/
Desou804/
Desuj803/
Desui802/
Daesu802/
Desuu801/
Desuz801/
Deisu801/
Desut801/
Dessault7778/
Deusseuh7713/
Dessuitt771/
Dessoult771/
Dessautt770/
Dissou732,025/
Deshou73412/
Dassau73363/
Dosseu73222/
Detsut73197/
Desous73116/
Dassuj73108/
Deschu7395/
Desaus7369/
Daesau7339/
Dessoe7330/
Dassui7319/
Desaux7318/
Deseus7316/
Desuis7310/
Dossau738/
Dedsup738/
Deshui737/
Detsus737/
Deesut737/
Deesui735/
Desouz734/
Dasseu734/
Deesup734/
Disseu733/
Desuys733/
Deesud733/
Deuseu732/
Deesus732/
Dyssou732/
Djssou732/
Deusui732/
Detshu732/
Desaut732/
Desuid731/
Dheshu731/
Desout731/
Dassuy731/
Desouh731/
Desoux731/
Desouy731/
Deszud731/
Dessús731/
Deshut731/
Diesou731/
Desaup731/
Desudt731/
Dejsut731/
Dedsud731/
Deasau730/
Djehessou711/
Dasu6711,544/
Disu679,612/
Dosu674,389/
Dissaux67888/
Dezu67757/
Deshoux67520/
Daissou67128/
Dissous67114/
Deshuis6727/
Dexu6714/
Detsuth6714/
Daassou6713/
Dhissou6712/
Dashshu679/
Dosssou679/
Deshaut679/
Dissoux678/
Dohssou675/
Djdssou675/
Diossou674/
Daissau674/
Djsu673/
Daïssou673/
Deshoup672/
Dejseus672/
Doissou672/
Desouss671/
Dejdsus671/
Dyossou671/
Djjssou671/
Dissaud671/
Desú671/
Deshouy671/
Desceus671/
Deschou671/
Dossseu671/
Dossouh671/
Desoult671/
Dysu671/
Detsuch671/
Deesuth671/
Deshaux670/
Doeshau670/

Dessu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dessu in the Hindi language
देस्सूdes'su-
Dessu in the Russian language
Дессуdessu-

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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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  • 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 Dessu
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