Desteo Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Desteo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Desteo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Desteo (393) may also be a first name.

Desteo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Desteo is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Desteo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Desteo live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 436,161st most frequently used first name on earth, held by 393 people.

It is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 13,235,403. In Tanzania Desteo is mostly concentrated in: Tanga Region, where 100 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deteo912/
Destio83104/
Destea8346/
Deteou831/
Dexteo831/
Detehou7720/
Destijo771/
Detea7352/
Detio736/
Diteo734/
Detyo731/
Destia67263/
Diteho67188/
Dethea6733/
Destya6720/
Diteos679/
Deetea675/
Detyoo672/
Ditheo672/
Diteoh672/
Detijo672/
Distio672/
Detjop671/
Dethio671/
Deatio671/
Dejtio671/
Dastio671/
Detjeu670/

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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 Desteo
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