Dezia Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Dezia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 19 | 1:2,054,699 | 65,771 |
| Iran | 7 | 1:10,968,932 | 186,522 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
The alternate forms: Dézia (1) are calculated separately.
Dezia (178) may also be a first name.
Dezia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dezia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dezia is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Dézia. Click here to see other potential spellings of Dezia.
How Common Is The Last Name Dezia? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dezia is the 3,432,070th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Dezia reside; 58 percent reside in East Africa and 33 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Dezia is also the 683,417th most frequently occurring forename internationally, held by 178 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 2,054,699. In Uganda Dezia is most frequent in: Arua District, where 53 percent live, Masindi District, where 32 percent live and Buliisa District, where 5 percent live. Excluding Uganda Dezia is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.
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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 Dezia
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