Dest Surname

424,982nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 814 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Suriname

Dest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3931:922,28769,218
Suriname1531:3,612692
Turkey781:997,71145,291
Netherlands511:331,12138,060
Israel441:194,49219,021
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
England31:18,572,686338,250
Guyana31:254,07411,262
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malta11:430,2723,380
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Dešt (5), Dešť (4) & Déšť (1) are calculated separately.

Dest (76) may also be a first name.

Dest Last Name Facts

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

Dest (Russian: Дест) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Dešt, Dešť or Déšť. For other potential spellings of Dest click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dest? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 424,982nd most widely held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 8,952,759 people. Dest occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Dest are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,107,702nd most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 76 people.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 393 people, or 1 in 922,287. In The United States Dest is primarily concentrated in: Connecticut, where 33 percent live, Michigan, where 12 percent live and Florida, where 9 percent live. Apart from The United States Dest occurs in 33 countries. It also occurs in Suriname, where 19 percent live and Turkey, where 10 percent live.

Dest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dest has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 39,300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 40 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dest Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dest last name are 5.64% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.87% being registered with the political party.

Dest earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.02% more than the national average, earning $55,239 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dešt925/
Deist891,662/
Deste89946/
Doest89492/
Diest89309/
Deust89116/
Deest8999/
Deyst8914/
Deast894/
Desht892/
Dests892/
Desst892/
D'Est891/
Destz890/
Des862,670/
Det86616/
Dešť834/
D'este802,087/
Dhoest8064/
Deiset804/
Deyset802/
Destch801/
Deusth801/
Destte801/
Diesth801/
Deasts801/
Descht801/
Dost75131,982/
Deus7587,453/
Dees7517,005/
Dese759,566/
Deas757,598/
Dete753,936/
Desh753,487/
Deis753,123/
Dies752,524/
Diet752,023/
Dast751,285/
Dess751,168/
Dets75996/
Deys75967/
Deth75687/
Deat75508/
Dett75486/
Deit75244/
de S75159/
Deet75148/
Hdes75103/
Desz7582/
Deut7555/
Dehs7544/
Deyt7522/
Desd7519/
Desp7519/
Dyst7519/
Dist758/
Dhes757/
Desr754/
Deds754/
Dejs754/
Dges754/
Deht753/
Tdes753/
Dhet752/
Desj752/
Detć752/
Detd752/
Dexs751/
De's751/
Dedt751/
Déšť751/
Döst751/
Deső751/
Deïs751/
Dezs751/
Dget751/
Dejt751/
Dext750/
D'Hoest7369/
Destova7318/
Dehesht735/
Dheshth731/
Deistch731/
Deuscht731/
Deasete731/
Deysset731/
Deastch730/
De67705,943/
Dethe6718,103/
Deese678,927/
Desse678,490/
Desch674,517/
Deeds674,262/
Deiss673,602/
Dasht673,192/
Dezső672,241/
Death672,111/
Deets672,031/
Dease672,029/
Dehsh671,972/
Dette671,309/
Deise671,287/
Deats671,130/
Deuss67794/
Deeth67704/
Deshe67635/
Dessì67599/
Deyts67472/
Dieth67422/
Dhete67320/
Duyst67309/
Deisz67298/
Dyste67252/
Diess67251/
Deijs67239/
Dezse67233/
Deuth67203/
Deith67202/
Deits67181/
Dijst67176/
Deesh67174/
Deish67141/
Dohst67120/
Diett67118/
Diesh6786/
Detch6783/
Deitt6774/
Deihs6772/
Dhesh6765/
Deatz6751/
Diehs6749/
Deush6744/
Deyss6744/
Deuhs6744/
Deyse6741/
Diste6738/
Deate6735/
Deete6734/
Dhetz6732/
Detse6730/
Detts6728/
Deess6727/
Diesz6724/
Dhese6722/
Desce6722/
Deite6720/
Deytz6717/
Deesz6715/
Deads6715/
Dosth6713/
Distt6711/
Dettz6711/
Daist6710/
Dhies6710/
Deixt679/
Dhiet678/
Dheus678/
Dheut677/
Deehs676/
D'Ete675/
Dhast675/
Deïss675/
Diesd675/
Disht674/
Descz674/
Hdete674/
Duist674/
Deash674/
Dheth673/
Tdeys673/
Diezt673/
Dehte673/
Doist673/
Dhess673/
Deesp673/
Dexss672/
Desdh672/
Diezs672/
Deyte672/
Deass672/
Dasth672/
Dyset672/
Deutt672/
Dosht672/
Dosst672/
Dehys672/
Dheys672/
Hddes671/
Hdges671/
Hdyst671/
Detht671/
Deysh671/
Dezss671/
Dgett671/
Dhees671/
Dheet671/
Deshs671/
Dedds671/
Dedse671/
Dedsh671/
Deisp671/
Deistsch671/
Dastd671/
Dyost671/
Dytst671/
Dieht671/
Dheis671/
Deths671/
Dostt671/
Tdete671/
Daszt671/
Decht671/
Dedte671/
Daast671/
D'Ess671/
Déste671/
Dessh671/
Dezsø671/
Dheat671/
Dheds671/
Dhost671/
des S671/
Deysx671/
Dgesh671/
Dehss671/
Deejt671/
Dieys671/
Dhesz671/
Hdees671/
Hdeet671/
Hdies671/
Deett670/
Hdett670/
Distz670/
Dasst670/
Dastt670/
Disst670/
Deisette670/
Deatt670/
Deids670/

Dest Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dest in the Russian language
Дестdest-

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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 Dest
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