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 last name Dezia is found most frequently in Uganda. It may also be found as a variant: Dézia. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dezia? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,432,070th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. This surname occurs predominantly 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 commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 178 people.
The surname Dezia is most widespread in Uganda, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 2,054,699. In Uganda Dezia is mostly found in: Arua District, where 53 percent live, Masindi District, where 32 percent live and Buliisa District, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda Dezia is found in 5 countries. It is also found 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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