Desva Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Desva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Nicaragua | 5 | 1:1,204,218 | 5,298 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Desva (298) may also be a first name.
Desva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Desva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Desva (Hindi: देसवा) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Desva? popularity and diffusion
Desva is the 4,532,898th most commonly used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 68 percent of Desva live; 68 percent live in Southeast Asia and 68 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 510,666th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 298 people.
The last name is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 10,173,015. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: Riau, where 38 percent reside, East Java, where 31 percent reside and West Sumatra, where 23 percent reside. Without taking into account Indonesia Desva occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Nicaragua, where 26 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Desva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Desva in the Hindi language | ||
| देसवा | desava | - |
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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 Desva
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