Dessí Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Austria

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Dessi (15,492) are calculated separately.

Dessí 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.

- giuliodessi

Dessí Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dessí is found most in Italy. It may also occur as: Dessi. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dessí? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dessí is the 6,360,413th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Dessí is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Dessí are found; 78 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 78 percent are found in Italic Europe.

The last name Dessí is most widespread in Italy, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 8,736,670. In Italy Dessí is primarily found in: Sardinia, where 57 percent are found, Lombardy, where 29 percent are found and Emilia-Romagna, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Italy this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 11 percent are found and Brazil, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dessi9315,492/
Desse808,490/
Dessy802,496/
Dessa801,551/
Desis80123/
Deses8032/
Dessé8023/
Dessj801/
Dessie7340,909/
Dessai7315,270/
Deasis732,261/
Dessoy73773/
Desais73522/
Desser73507/
Detsis73499/
Desset73486/
Diesse73479/
Dessay73398/
Dhesse73351/
Dessis73324/
Deases73313/
Deesse73156/
Dessez73129/
Deasse73115/
Deissy73113/
Deissi73105/
Desits7398/
Dessio7394/
Deyssi7387/
Dessey7382/
Decess7372/
Dessoa7371/
Deassa7368/
Dessuy7364/
Deussi7360/
Desses7338/
Diessa7336/
Desist7332/
Deassy7330/
Deysse7330/
Desees7329/
Dessea7328/
Diessy7323/
Deysis7323/
Desseu7322/
Desies7321/
Dessei7320/
Diessi7319/
Deïssy7317/
Dessed7317/
Dessip7317/
Deisis7315/
Dessoi7315/
Dhessi7314/
Deissa7313/
Deyssa7310/
Deassi7310/
Desuis7310/
Deïssi738/
Dhessa738/
Dhesis737/
Deisse735/
Desess733/
Desuys733/
Deeses732/
Desseh732/
Dehssi732/
Deshys732/
Deseis732/
Dessiy732/
Deyssy731/
Dessza731/
Deszsi731/
Desest731/
Deisys731/
Dessee731/
Dessii731/
Desssi731/
Deusse731/
Desays731/
Deïsse731/
Tdesse731/
Dessaa731/
Desois731/
Dgessy731/
Dessep730/
Desces730/
Desiss730/
Desa6721,229/
Dese679,566/
Desy672,298/
Deshais67579/
Dessoit67330/
Deshish67276/
Deassis67248/
Deshays67240/
Diessie67150/
Deshesh67124/
Deisser6776/
Deassio6764/
Dessuit6747/
Deshuis6727/
Dessois6725/
Deassie6725/
Deusseu6716/
Dessais6716/
Dessett6711/
Dehessy6711/
Deessuy678/
Desá677/
Dehsest677/
Doessay676/
Dychess675/
D'Hesse673/
Deshets672/
Diesseu672/
Dessaai671/
Deshois671/
Desiest671/
Dehseis671/
Dechess671/
Dhiesse671/
Diessei671/
Desé671/
Dessaha671/
Dessetz671/
Dessieh671/
Dessoha671/
Deysset671/
Diessea671/
Tddesse671/
Tdaesse671/
Deasses671/
Dhiessi671/
Dheissa671/
Desheys670/
Deshoys670/
Deesser670/
Desshay670/

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