Desteny Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Norway

Desteny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Desteny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Desteny (111) may also be a first name.

Desteny Last Name Facts

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

Desteny occurs most in Russia. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Desteny? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,063,924th most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Desteny occurs predominantly in Asia, where 40 percent of Desteny live; 30 percent live in North Asia and 30 percent live in Slavic North Asia. It is also the 890,531st most widely held first name globally, borne by 111 people.

It is most commonly held in Russia, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 24,020,509. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Altai Krai, where 17 percent reside, Krasnodar Krai, where 17 percent reside and Republic of Buryatia, where 17 percent reside. Other than Russia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and India, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Destenay93456/
Destiny863,011/
Destena8635/
Desteni8610/
Destene862/
Destinay8036/
Destiney8034/
Destiene801/
Destenie801/
Desteene801/
Desthenes751/
Destine7113,960/
Destiné71140/
Destini7145/
Distiny714/
Desteignes711/
Desteinetz711/
Deustine67104/
Destinee6745/
Disteina6712/
Destines676/
Destinie675/
Destined675/
Destynie672/
Destinée671/
Destynii671/
Destinez671/
Destigni671/
Destynee671/
Distener670/
Deistine670/
Destignes631/
Distenich631/
Destaigne631/
Distine572/
Distini571/
Déstiné571/
Diostine531/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Desteny
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis