Desta is used as a family name or surname in Ethiopia. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Desta
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ethiopia
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Desta

How popular is Desta?

Desta is common in Ethiopia.

Desta is ranked 1219 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Destas grew by 110.6036 per cent to 1291 since 2000 and ranked 20541 after elevating 14315 spots. The last name was found in around 4 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 94.19 83.2
White 3.18 3.43
Others 1.47 11.26
Hispanic or Latino 0.62 0
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.54 1.14
Desta is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Ethiopia which signifies that it is originated from Ethiopia. Around 435658 people have been found who wears Desta as their family name. Desta is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
72 Eritrea5
4,921 Uganda5
381,097 Ukraine4
1,941 Sudan4
16,605 Austria3
16,136 Kenya3
1,347 Liberia2
19,093 Finland2
3,791 Namibia2
1,351 Lesotho2
1,970 Grenada1
151,601 Spain1
7,790 Zambia1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
18,969 Wales1
30,360 Thailand1
53,033 Nigeria1
1,179 Swaziland1
8,181 Botswana1
169,904 Brazil1
15,705 Cameroon1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
49,101 Denmark1
880 Djibouti1
120,357 Argentina1
17,236 Ghana1
42,479 Greece1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
12,270 Lebanon1
40,340 Malaysia1
29,046 Japan1
21,562 Portugal1
24,176 Qatar1
1,433 Sierra Leone1
7,895 South Korea1
1,879 Belize1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
15,525 Norway46
23,537 Switzerland45
7,570 Ireland38
26,164 Sweden36
43,662 Belgium30
18,457 Scotland20
2,015 Iceland19
406,964 Russia14
29,517 New Zealand12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
9,684 United Arab Emirates99
104,308 France86
181,597 India83
33,928 Australia65
51,036 Tanzania61
37,331 Netherlands58
Countries with hundreds of Desta:
16,902 Indonesia698
25,888 Germany403
4,729 Israel236
22,078 England231
20,120 Canada178
18,956 Saudi Arabia154
43,624 South Africa110
62,979 Italy101
Countries with thousands of Desta:
25,041 United States1,229
Countries with hundred thousands of Desta:
26 Ethiopia431,548
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

D. Desta worked as laborer and hailed from Italy. 9 years old embarked for USA from Naples & Palermo on Australia and arrived on May 9, 1891. R. Desta, aged 7, are other Desta that migrated to US.

Desta Namesakes

  • Bereket Desta, Olympic athlete
  • Blerim Destani, Actor
  • Tamrat Desta, Singer
  • Deddy Mahendra Desta, Actor
  • Bereket Desta, Olympic athlete
  • Mengiste Desta, Author
  • Ketema Desta, Author
  • Maaza Desta, Actor
  • Elfinesh Desta, Theodros Teshome's mother
  • Ebru Destan, Singer

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