Dessy Surname

172,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,496 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Dessy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dessy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,2301:9,3471,331
Indonesia4301:307,55627,218
Italy3511:174,23626,218
France1081:615,02580,926
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
Argentina411:1,042,52264,438
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
Chile211:838,88017,964
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Haiti131:821,83911,267
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
England121:4,643,172139,951
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Monaco11:37,0664,748
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Dessy (38,727) may also be a first name.

Dessy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dessy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻳﺴﻲ) has its highest incidence in Belgium. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dessy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dessy is the 172,362nd most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,919,690 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Dessy are found; 55 percent are found in Western Europe and 53 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Dessy is also the 22,829th most widely held first name internationally, borne by 38,727 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is carried by 1,230 people, or 1 in 9,347. In Belgium it is most frequent in: Walloon Region, where 90 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 8 percent are found and Flemish Region, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Belgium it is found in 42 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 17 percent are found and Italy, where 14 percent are found.

Dessy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dessy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dessy last name rose 2,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dessy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Dessy are 0.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.94% being registered with the party.

The amount Dessy earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 28.74% less than the national average, earning €21,398 per year; in United States they earn 38.26% more than the national average, earning $59,658 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.11% more than the national average, earning $65,139 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dessoy91773/
Dessay91398/
Deissy91113/
Dessey9182/
Dessuy9164/
Deassy9130/
Diessy9123/
Deïssy9117/
Dessiy912/
Deyssy911/
Dgessy911/
Desy892,298/
Dehessy8311/
Deessuy838/
Doessay836/
Desshay830/
Dessi8015,492/
Desse808,490/
Deasy804,522/
Dassy801,822/
Dessa801,551/
Desoy80852/
Desay80394/
Descy80289/
Dissy80176/
Desis80123/
Deusy80106/
Deisy8070/
Dyssy8056/
Desey8052/
Dhesy8046/
Dezsy8041/
Deses8032/
Desiy8027/
Dessé8023/
Dossy8012/
Dessí809/
Desuy809/
Deesy808/
Desyo804/
Deshy803/
Deysy803/
Desxy803/
Diesy802/
Doesy802/
Desyi801/
Dejsy801/
Deszy801/
Dessj801/
Deïsy801/
Daesy800/
Dessie7340,909/
Dessai7315,270/
Dossey732,546/
Deasis732,261/
Deasey73676/
Deshay73578/
Desais73522/
Desser73507/
Detsis73499/
Desset73486/
Diesse73479/
Dhesse73351/
Dessis73324/
Deases73313/
Deesse73156/
Dessez73129/
Dassay73116/
Deasse73115/
Deissi73105/
Desits7398/
Dessio7394/
Dassey7390/
Deyssi7387/
Derzsy7376/
Decess7372/
Dessoa7371/
Deassa7368/
Deussi7360/
Diossy7339/
Desses7338/
Diessa7336/
Dissay7335/
Desist7332/
Deysse7330/
Desees7329/
Dessea7328/
Dassoy7327/
Deysis7323/
Desseu7322/
Desies7321/
Dessei7320/
Diessi7319/
Dehsay7317/
Dessed7317/
Dessip7317/
Deisis7315/
Dessoi7315/
Desaya7314/
Dhessi7314/
Daissy7313/
Deissa7313/
Dissey7313/
Desaiy7311/
Deyssa7310/
Deassi7310/
Desuis7310/
Deshyi739/
Deïssi738/
Dhessa738/
D'Assy737/
Dhesis737/
Doesey736/
Deisse735/
Dethsy735/
Dhesiy735/
Deisey734/
Desess733/
Dossay733/
Desuys733/
Deeses732/
Deshey732/
Deshiy732/
Desseh732/
Dehssi732/
Deshys732/
Deusay732/
Deseis732/
Deesoy732/
Dessza731/
Deszsi731/
Deysay731/
Dhesay731/
Daezsy731/
Desest731/
Diesay731/
Doesay731/
Diesey731/
Dassuy731/
Doissy731/
Deisay731/
Deisys731/
Dedsey731/
Dahssy731/
Desouy731/
Detsey731/
Dessee731/
Dessii731/
Desssi731/
Deusse731/
Desays731/
Deïsse731/
Tdesse731/
Dessaa731/
Desois731/
Desehy731/
Deesay731/
Dehsoy730/
Dessep730/
Desces730/
Desiss730/
Desa6721,229/
Dese679,566/
Dasy67596/
Deshais67579/
Disy67333/
Dessoit67330/
Deshish67276/
Deassis67248/
Deshays67240/
Diessie67150/
Deshesh67124/
Désy67108/
Dysy6794/
Dezy6792/
Deisser6776/
Deassio6764/
Dessuit6747/
Deshuis6727/
Dessois6725/
Deassie6725/
Deusseu6716/
Dessais6716/
Decy6713/
Dessett6711/
Deshaya6710/
Dexy679/
Dosy678/
Desá677/
Dehsest677/
Dychess675/
Desheey674/
Dheshay673/
D'Hesse673/
Deshets672/
Diesseu672/
Dessaai671/
Dheshyi671/
Desauyi671/
Deshois671/
Desiest671/
Dehseis671/
Deisych671/
Dechess671/
Dhiesse671/
Diessei671/
D'Assay671/
Desé671/
Dessaha671/
Dessetz671/
Dessieh671/
Dessoha671/
Deshouy671/
Deysset671/
Diessea671/
Tddesse671/
Tdaesse671/
Deasses671/
Dhiessi671/
Dheissa671/
Desheys670/
Deshoys670/
Deascey670/
Deesser670/
Deashey670/
Deushey670/
Diossay670/

Dessy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dessy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﻳﺴﻲdysy-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dessy
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