Destiny Surname
Approximately 3,011 people bear this surname
Destiny Surname User-submission:
The surname Destiny comes from the word destiny, which means 'events that will necessarily happen to a person in the future'.
Destiny Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,982 | 1:59,404 | 4,444 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Destiny (54,500) may also be a first name.
Destiny Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Destiny comes from the word destiny, which means 'events that will necessarily happen to a person in the future'.
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Destiny Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Destiny Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Destiny Come From? nationality or country of origin
Destiny (Arabic: دستيني, Oriya: େଡିନି) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Destiny.
How Common Is The Last Name Destiny? popularity and diffusion
The last name Destiny is the 147,119th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,420,308 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Destiny are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 17,176th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 54,500 people.
The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,982 people, or 1 in 59,404. In Nigeria Destiny is most common in: Edo, where 17 percent live, Delta, where 12 percent live and Rivers, where 10 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 0 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.
Destiny Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Christian (97%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Destinay | 93 | 36 | / |
| Destiney | 93 | 34 | / |
| Destine | 86 | 13,960 | / |
| Destiné | 86 | 140 | / |
| Destini | 86 | 45 | / |
| Desteny | 86 | 10 | / |
| Distiny | 86 | 4 | / |
| Destenay | 80 | 456 | / |
| Deustine | 80 | 104 | / |
| Destinee | 80 | 45 | / |
| Destines | 80 | 6 | / |
| Destinie | 80 | 5 | / |
| Destined | 80 | 5 | / |
| Destinée | 80 | 1 | / |
| Destinez | 80 | 1 | / |
| Destigni | 80 | 1 | / |
| Destiene | 80 | 1 | / |
| Deistine | 80 | 0 | / |
| Destignes | 75 | 1 | / |
| Destaigne | 75 | 1 | / |
| Destena | 71 | 35 | / |
| Desteni | 71 | 10 | / |
| Destene | 71 | 2 | / |
| Distine | 71 | 2 | / |
| Déstiné | 71 | 1 | / |
| Desteinetz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Desteignes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Distini | 71 | 1 | / |
| Disteina | 67 | 12 | / |
| Destynie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Diostine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Desteene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Destenie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Destynee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Destynii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Desthenes | 63 | 1 | / |
| Distener | 53 | 0 | / |
| Distenich | 50 | 1 | / |
Destiny Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Destiny in the Oriya language | ||
| େଡିନି | edini | - |
| Destiny in the Arabic language | ||
| دستيني | dstyny | - |
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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
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- 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 Destiny
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