Deswa Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Deswa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Deswa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India371:20,731,497300,213
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Nepal101:2,848,0969,545
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Deswa (48) may also be a first name.

Deswa Last Name Facts

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

Deswa (Bengali: দেশা) is found most frequently in India. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Deswa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Deswa is the 2,255,512th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. The surname Deswa is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Deswa are found; 66 percent are found in South Asia and 66 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,448,253rd most prevalent forename in the world, held by 48 people.

It is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 20,731,497. In India Deswa is most frequent in: Assam, where 92 percent reside, Delhi, where 5 percent reside and Odisha, where 3 percent reside. Not including India this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 20 percent reside and Nepal, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deswah916/
Desway912/
Deshwa912/
Deswat911/
Dieswa911/
Deswai911/
Desswa911/
Deshwad832/
Deswadt832/
Deswaux831/
Doesway830/
Daswa80585/
Diswa80452/
Desua8045/
Desba8042/
Desva8019/
Deswi8010/
Deswe806/
Doswa802/
Deeswasd776/
Deesswas771/
Diswai73465/
Dishwa73115/
Diswah7383/
Deswez7338/
Deshwi7335/
Dashwa7322/
Desvat7319/
Dhesua7315/
Diswaz7310/
Diswat7310/
Desvas7310/
Desvaz738/
Disway734/
Deshva733/
Detsva733/
Deesua732/
Deshua732/
Desuae731/
Deeswe731/
Dhoswa731/
Dasway731/
Dessua731/
Daesua731/
Dosway730/
Desvaux672,418/
Desvaud6790/
Dishwah6731/
Deshvat6721/
Diswaah6718/
Diswaha6713/
Diswath6713/
Diswaai6712/
Dehsuah677/
Dashway676/
Dhiswad674/
Desveau671/
Dechwat671/
Dishwai671/
Diswash671/
Deshbai671/
Doesuah671/
Deshuah671/
Ditshwa671/
Dytshwa671/

Deswa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Deswa in the Bengali language
দেশাdesa-

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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
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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 Deswa
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