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 surname Desva (Hindi: देसवा) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Desva? popularity and diffusion
Desva is the 4,532,898th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 68 percent of Desva are found; 68 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 68 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 510,666th most widespread given name at a global level, held by 298 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 10,173,015. In Indonesia Desva is primarily concentrated in: Riau, where 38 percent live, East Java, where 31 percent live and West Sumatra, where 23 percent live. Not including Indonesia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Nicaragua, where 26 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent live.
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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