Dessí Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Dessí 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.
Dessí Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
The alternate forms: Dessi (15,492) are calculated separately.
Dessí Surname Meaning
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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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Where Does The Last Name Dessí Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dessí is found most frequently in Italy. It can be found in the variant forms: Dessi. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dessí? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dessí is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Dessí live; 78 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 78 percent live in Italic Europe.
This last name is most commonly used in Italy, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 8,736,670. In Italy Dessí is most frequent in: Sardinia, where 57 percent live, Lombardy, where 29 percent live and Emilia-Romagna, where 14 percent live. Beside Italy it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 11 percent live and Brazil, where 11 percent live.
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