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
The surname Destiny (Arabic: دستيني, Oriya: େଡିନି) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Destiny? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 147,119th most commonly used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,420,308 people. Destiny 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. Destiny is also the 17,176th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 54,500 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,982 people, or 1 in 59,404. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Edo, where 17 percent live, Delta, where 12 percent live and Rivers, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 0 percent live and India, where 0 percent live.
Destiny Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly 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
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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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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