Desu Surname

32,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,541 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Desu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Desu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia10,6251:9,1811,400
India4,9091:156,2579,780
Japan4521:282,84110,792
Russia1471:980,42976,068
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
Tanzania991:534,76434,532
Nigeria391:4,542,122122,724
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Eritrea41:1,187,975480
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
England31:18,572,686338,250
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852

The alternate forms: Desú (1) are calculated separately.

Desu (7,441) may also be a first name.

Desu Last Name Facts

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

Desu (Hindi: देसू, Marathi: देसु, Oriya: େଦଶୁ, Russian: Десу, Tibetan: དི་སུ་) is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Desú. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Desu? popularity and diffusion

Desu is the 32,218th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 440,575 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 65 percent of Desu reside; 65 percent reside in East Africa and 64 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 74,556th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 7,441 people.

This last name is most common in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 10,625 people, or 1 in 9,181. Without taking into account Ethiopia Desu is found in 47 countries. It is also common in India, where 30 percent are found and Japan, where 3 percent are found.

Desu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Christian (50%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Desu last name are 39.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 92.31% being registered with the political party.

Desu earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.74% more than the national average, earning $55,550 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Desú921/
Dessu893,700/
Deshu89396/
Detsu89371/
Descu8976/
Desau8973/
Diesu8956/
Desus8939/
Dhesu8910/
Deesu8910/
Desuy899/
Desju899/
Deseu897/
Desud897/
Desiu896/
Deasu895/
Deusu894/
Desou894/
Desuj893/
Desui892/
Daesu892/
Desuu891/
Desuz891/
Deisu891/
Desut891/
Dessou801,039/
Dessus80710/
Dessau80649/
Deshou80412/
Detsut80197/
Desous80116/
Deschu8095/
Desaus8069/
Dessup8065/
Dessuy8064/
Daesau8039/
Desseu8022/
Desaux8018/
Deseus8016/
Desuis8010/
Dedsup808/
Deshui807/
Detsus807/
Deesut807/
Deesui805/
Desouz804/
Deesup804/
Desuys803/
Deesud803/
Deuseu802/
Deesus802/
Deusui802/
Detshu802/
Desaut802/
Descou802/
Desuid801/
Dheshu801/
Descui801/
Desout801/
Desouh801/
Desoux801/
Desouy801/
Deszud801/
Dessuh801/
Deshut801/
Deussu801/
Diesou801/
Desaup801/
Desudt801/
Dejsut801/
Dedsud801/
Deasau800/
Dasu7511,544/
Disu759,612/
Dosu754,389/
Deju752,833/
Decu751,963/
Dezu75757/
Dexu7514/
Djsu753/
Dysu751/
Dessaux731,300/
Deshoux73520/
Dessaud73406/
Desseux73157/
Dessout7369/
Desault7358/
Dessuit7347/
Dessous7341/
Dessaut7339/
Deshuis7327/
Diessou7319/
Deusseu7316/
Detsuth7314/
Deshaut739/
Deessuy738/
Deissou738/
Dessult733/
Deshoup732/
Dejseus732/
Diesseu732/
Deussou732/
Desouss731/
Dejdsus731/
Desseus731/
Desseut731/
Dessoud731/
Dessouh731/
Deshouy731/
Desceus731/
Deschou731/
Dgesseu731/
Desoult731/
Detsuch731/
Deesuth731/
Deshaux730/
Dessaus730/
Doeshau730/
Dejeu67945/
Dassu67589/
Deschaux67589/
Dejou67346/
Deciu67340/
Deicu67289/
Desoe67231/
Dashu67213/
Disut67211/
Dossu67165/
Dizeu67133/
Daasu67114/
Dessault6778/
Dishu6778/
Dhasu6777/
Disus6776/
Dezou6768/
Deizu6757/
Dasau6749/
Dhisu6745/
Dejud6745/
Dechu6742/
Disuj6736/
Decuy6728/
Disou6725/
Daisu6724/
Desoo6722/
Duysu6722/
Disuu6718/
Dissu6715/
Deusseuh6713/
Disuz6712/
Doshu6712/
Dasui6710/
Dheju6710/
Dosau679/
Dezhu678/
Deceu677/
Dejui677/
Deeju675/
Dasuy674/
Disiu674/
Dezeu674/
Disui674/
Dahsu673/
Dhosu673/
Diosu673/
Dejuz673/
Disud672/
Degiu672/
Deezu672/
Daseu672/
Diezu672/
Dejau672/
Derzu672/
Dosuj672/
Ditsu671/
Desouzsz671/
Dejhu671/
Ddasu671/
Dosuy671/
Dehju671/
Dosui671/
Doisu671/
Dejju671/
Deitschu671/
Dazeu671/
Decuh671/
Dessuitt671/
Deschaus671/
Diceu671/
Dezzu671/
Dhezu671/
Dessoult671/
Dihsu671/
Dezui671/
Dessautt670/
Deschaup670/
Dexau670/

Desu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Desu in the Oriya language
େଦଶୁedasu67.57
େଦସୁedasu27.03
େଦଶୁମାଝୀedasumajhi2.7
େଡସୁedasu2.7
Desu in the Tibetan language
དི་སུ་disu66.67
དེ་སུ་désu33.33
Desu in the Hindi language
देसूdesu61.45
देसुdesu37.9
देशूdesu0.35
डेसूdesu0.18
देशुdesu0.06
Desu in the Marathi language
देसुdesu51.14
देसूdesu47.21
डेसुdesu1.4
डेसूdesu0.25
Desu in the Russian language
Десуdesu-

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