Cognomen Desalegn (Desalegn 
, Dessalegn 
, דסלן 
) , in all the world, is a widespread family name. The surname Desalegn is characteristic of Ethiopia, where it is a common surname, Lebanon, where it is quite a rare surname, and United Arab Emirates. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Ethiopia, Sudan, and Saudi Arabia. Likewise, Desalegn is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Desalegn | Ethiopia, Sudan, Lebanon, United States, Saudi Arabia |
| Dessalegn | Ethiopia, Germany, Sweden, United States, Norway |
| דסלן | Israel |
| temesgen desalegn Ethiopian journalist, ET (b. 1901) |
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| daniel m desalegn researcher (ORCID 0000-0003-1167-9031) |
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| beruk berhanu desalegn researcher (ORCID 0000-0001-7161-8260) |
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| zerihun desalegn researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-1442-9567) |
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| daniel melese desalegn researcher (ORCID 0000-0003-2897-6497) |
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| girmay desalegn researcher (ORCID 0000-0001-8150-1277) |
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| anteneh assefa desalegn researcher |
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| terefe desalegn Ethiopian athletics competitor, ET (b. 1982) |
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