Dezu Surname

449,465th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 757 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Dezu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dezu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda7281:53,6256,397
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
France91:7,380,302306,885
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Dezu (2,308) may also be a first name.

Dezu Last Name Facts

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

Dezu is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Dezu.

How Common Is The Last Name Dezu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 449,465th most widely held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 9,626,877 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Dezu reside; 96 percent reside in East Africa and 76 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 155,050th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 2,308 people.

Dezu is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is carried by 728 people, or 1 in 53,625. In Uganda it is most frequent in: Arua District, where 67 percent reside, Masindi District, where 8 percent reside and Maracha District, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Uganda this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dezou8968/
Deizu8957/
Dezhu898/
Dezeu894/
Deezu892/
Diezu892/
Derzu892/
Dezzu891/
Dhezu891/
Dezui891/
Diezou80608/
Dezaux8047/
Dezhou8022/
Dezzou805/
Dezeus802/
Diezeu802/
Dezhus801/
Deezau801/
Deszud801/
Deuzeu801/
Derzou801/
Dezaus801/
Dezouz801/
Dezuis801/
Desu7516,541/
Deju752,833/
Decu751,963/
Dizu75781/
Dozu7584/
Dazu7558/
Dexu7514/
Dyzu751/
Dezault732/
Dezeeuu731/
Dezeuch731/
Deeziua731/
Dezoush731/
Dessu673,700/
Deacu671,980/
Decou671,009/
Dejeu67945/
Dirzu67556/
Deshu67396/
Detsu67371/
Dejou67346/
Deciu67340/
Deicu67289/
Dizeu67133/
Dyrzu6777/
Descu6776/
Desau6773/
Diesu6756/
Dejud6745/
Dechu6742/
Desus6739/
Decau6733/
Decuy6728/
Diozu6725/
Daizu6720/
Decui6714/
Dazhu6713/
Dizou6711/
Dhesu6710/
Deesu6710/
Dheju6710/
Desuy679/
Desju679/
Deceu677/
Deseu677/
Dizhu677/
Dezoe677/
Dejui677/
Desud677/
Dyzus677/
Desiu676/
Deasu675/
Deeju675/
Deusu674/
Desou674/
Dîrzu674/
Daazu673/
Dazau673/
Desuj673/
Dejuz673/
Dizus672/
Desui672/
Daesu672/
Degiu672/
Daseu672/
Dejau672/
Dizau671/
Dizup671/
Desuu671/
Desuz671/
Dejhu671/
Dehju671/
Dizut671/
Dejju671/
Deisu671/
Dazeu671/
Decuh671/
Daczu671/
Desut671/
Diceu671/
Dietrzau671/
Dodzu671/
Dydzu671/
Dezoo670/
Dexau670/

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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 Dezu
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