Des Forename

14,430th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 66,887 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Des Forename

The meaning of this forename is not listed.

Des Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India
100%
43,4691:27,9483,914
Australia-5,6331:2,425426
England
97%
 
3,3331:16,6831,119
Indonesia-2,9531:87,35610,068
New Zealand-2,8811:1,574342
Canada
80%
 
1,9541:16,9571,623
United States
64%
 
1,2581:288,1859,110
Ethiopia-9251:105,4707,385
South Africa
90%
 
8311:65,6236,190
Ireland
100%
7031:6,605573
Scotland
90%
 
3081:17,371912
Egypt
 
59%
3041:302,3069,724
Northern Ireland
94%
 
2541:7,256676
Saudi Arabia-2331:132,24312,172
Pakistan
100%
2191:887,47816,427
United Arab Emirates-1931:37,0573,442
Philippines
67%
 
1791:592,23218,808
Russia
97%
 
1701:848,4347,731
Wales
100%
1171:26,4471,279
DR Congo
 
79%
961:769,03824,327
Vietnam
 
86%
791:1,172,4442,810
Netherlands
 
57%
721:234,7518,223
Singapore
67%
 
621:101,4047,429
Germany
63%
 
581:1,666,86010,489
Papua New Guinea
63%
 
411:198,83716,978
Botswana-321:68,2646,262
Cambodia
 
67%
291:561,14911,411
Kazakhstan
60%
 
291:611,9608,240
Qatar-231:103,02612,248
China-211:65,050,27563,020
Malaysia
 
70%
211:1,449,99746,053
Iran
89%
 
201:3,924,84317,162
Spain-201:2,326,49812,382
France-191:3,498,43916,478
Benin
91%
 
181:587,54718,316
Greece
75%
 
181:607,4757,461
Thailand
82%
 
181:3,892,54581,378
Hong Kong-171:456,0434,226
Belarus
100%
151:632,1593,807
Nigeria
50%
 
141:12,683,169134,057
Zimbabwe-111:1,402,16543,227
Jersey-101:9,998868
Ghana-91:2,998,4685,965
Japan-91:14,220,67339,809
Morocco-91:3,816,5158,291
Sierra Leone-91:787,629675
Switzerland
50%
 
91:912,61111,192
Belgium-81:1,436,25515,198
Cameroon
100%
81:2,701,31352,296
Greenland-71:8,053908
South Korea-71:792,06015,859
Uganda
 
80%
71:5,850,98949,331
Brazil
100%
61:35,706,026284,222
Isle of Man-61:14,170269
Italy
 
70%
61:10,177,01531,373
Bhutan
 
67%
51:164,9863,051
Mexico-51:24,828,88553,479
Norway-51:1,026,46614,100
Taiwan
100%
51:4,753,93676,486
Cyprus-41:217,7693,299
Jamaica-41:720,80713,486
Laos-41:1,646,714900
Mozambique-41:6,810,8393,114
Portugal-41:2,602,7168,189
Rwanda-41:2,842,8582,668
Venezuela-41:7,550,47390,577
Bahamas-31:133,1232,262
Senegal-31:4,860,45220,187
Afghanistan
100%
21:16,311,75848,279
Argentina-21:21,386,62229,627
Barbados-21:144,8942,643
Chile
100%
21:8,803,60433,591
Cook Islands-21:9,0761,075
Costa Rica-21:2,383,97418,662
Denmark-21:2,824,74921,465
Haiti-21:5,363,47632,317
Kenya-21:23,153,55556,680
Namibia-21:1,202,09012,702
Peru
100%
21:15,895,72774,652
Romania-21:10,025,98847,037
Slovakia-21:2,655,0326,915
Sweden-21:4,928,95452,965
Ukraine-21:22,749,95422,291
Zambia-21:7,927,39745,785
Abkhazia-11:243,4223,525
Algeria-11:38,176,72032,669
Aruba-11:103,7802,838
Austria-11:8,514,20119,377
Azerbaijan-11:9,642,94442,290
Bahrain-11:1,348,6737,854
Bangladesh-11:159,461,36636,167
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Bermuda-11:64,8262,481
Brunei-11:419,5703,266
Bulgaria-11:6,990,39027,036
Cayman Islands-11:61,2992,487
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Croatia-11:4,217,07620,943
Czechia
 
67%
11:10,656,16211,509
Dominican Republic-11:10,431,27030,761
East Timor-11:1,218,375811
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487
French Polynesia-11:277,9023,605
Guam-11:160,6463,210
Guernsey-11:63,331901
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Hungary
100%
11:9,791,7716,528
Israel
100%
11:8,402,91845,019
Ivory Coast
100%
11:23,075,933135,227
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388
Kyrgyzstan
100%
11:5,973,27746,622
Luxembourg-11:564,0495,042
Moldova-11:3,561,1398,690
New Caledonia-11:270,1643,221
Niger-11:19,183,99477,442
Niue-11:1,60470
Saint Kitts and Nevis-11:54,8612,604
Serbia-11:7,145,72110,629
Seychelles-11:92,6701,891
Solomon Islands-11:580,9578,641
Sri Lanka-11:20,799,08716,824
Swaziland-11:1,300,1773,374
Tajikistan-11:8,374,9227,831
Tanzania-11:52,788,31985,066
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493
Uzbekistan
100%
11:30,786,44017,476

The alternate forms: Dés (2), Dès (2) & Dēs (1) are calculated separately.

Des (2,670) may also be a surname.

Des Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dés892/
Dès892/
Dēs891/
Deus8669,637/
Desh8632,582/
Dese8627,605/
Dies862,643/
Deis861,898/
Dess861,055/
Dees86785/
Deas86394/
Deys86324/
de S86208/
Dest8676/
Dhes8647/
Desp8619/
Deds8615/
Dets868/
Desz868/
Dezs867/
Dexs867/
Desr866/
Desc865/
Desj864/
Dges863/
Desd863/
Dehs862/
Dejs862/
Desx861/
Tdes861/
Hdes861/
De80335,732/
Deise7553,734/
Desse7530,158/
Deshs7522,490/
Dezső7516,537/
Deyse7511,665/
Deese75547/
Hdesh75210/
Deesh75184/
Deess75105/
Deshe7564/
Deeds7561/
Diesh7557/
Detsh7548/
Dhess7544/
Deets7541/
Dhesh7528/
Dease7523/
Deesr7520/
Detse7517/
Deish7515/
Dheds7514/
Deats7512/
Deiss7512/
Desch7512/
Dheis7512/
Deuss7511/
Deist7511/
Deest759/
Dehsh759/
Desce758/
Dheys758/
Dhies755/
Deshj754/
Deeys754/
Ttdes754/
Dhees754/
Dhese754/
Diess753/
Deyss753/
Deast753/
Deads753/
Deush753/
Hdees753/
Dieys753/
Deyds753/
Deyst752/
Dessh752/
Desht752/
Dehys752/
Dejse752/
Dedds752/
Dhest751/
Dhesz751/
Dheus751/
Dhezs751/
Dezsø751/
Dgess751/
Deysh751/
Dey's751/
Desze751/
Deths751/
Desst751/
Deshh751/
Des-Z751/
Desdz751/
Deu's751/
Deusz751/
Deesz751/
Deids751/
Deihs751/
Deijs751/
Dedse751/
Dee's751/
Ddeas751/
Ddhes751/
Deasz751/
Tdess751/
Wdeos751/
Hdesr751/
Desth751/
Deizs751/
Deisj751/
Dehhs751/
Dee67169,234/
Deu6757,241/
Dea6744,671/
Det6729,006/
Die6726,719/
Dje6712,031/
Dep678,833/
Ded676,893/
Dei676,070/
Der675,248/
Deh674,900/
Dey673,200/
Deesse672,854/
Dex671,905/
Dez671,585/
Dis671,414/
Dec67702/
Dhe67487/
Dej67228/
Deasse67164/
Deisse67140/
Dys6775/
Dheyse6774/
Dheise6771/
Deysse6765/
Dde6764/
Dge6743/
Djs6735/
Hde6733/
Hdeesh6728/
Dhesse6725/
Uandes6721/
Dehshh6720/
Tde6715/
Deï679/
Deî677/
Dís676/
Geedes676/
Deesch675/
Dhiesh675/
Detshe674/
Gydess674/
Tdesse674/
Dheesh673/
Deaths673/
Deisce673/
Hdiesh673/
Desche673/
Dhieys673/
Deysce672/
Deeyse672/
Deá672/
Dée672/
Dheesr672/
Deishe672/
Thdeus672/
Deyseh672/
Dhespë672/
Deeshh671/
Desova671/
Dêe671/
Døe671/
Dheshe671/
Dheíse671/
Deÿ671/
Deyhse671/
Deszth671/
Deshsh671/
D'E671/
D'Heus671/
Dehyse671/
Deisch671/
Deisht671/
Deeths671/
Deetts671/
Deizse671/
Ddezső671/
Deashe671/
Deashj671/
Åde671/
Æde671/
Hdeets671/
Deeshe671/
Wdesio671/
Wdieis671/
Deysze671/
Deyzse671/
Dieyss671/
Dheyss671/
Dheiss671/
Diehys671/

Des Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Des in the Russian language
Десdes-

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Footnotes

  • First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Des