Desta
See also: desta
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Amharic ደስታ (dästa).
Proper noun edit
Desta (plural Destas)
- A surname from Amharic.
Statistics edit
- 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 edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Desta”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 450.