Desta
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See also: desta
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Amharic ደስታ (dästa).
Proper noun
Desta (plural Destas)
- A surname from Amharic.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Desta is the 20541st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1291 individuals. Desta is most common among Black/African American (94.19%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Desta”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 450.