De Surname

754th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 705,943 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

De Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

De Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India639,8211:1,199120
United States24,8681:14,5751,825
Vietnam5,4761:16,919349
Sri Lanka3,7281:5,582815
Bangladesh3,4241:46,5412,607
Brazil2,5751:83,1363,123
China2,0611:663,426269
Myanmar1,9831:26,192466
Angola1,9721:13,6861,647
Ivory Coast1,7601:13,1091,065
France1,4881:44,6395,672
Zimbabwe1,1681:13,2181,800
Indonesia1,1161:118,50311,962
Egypt1,0981:83,7307,421
Ghana9701:27,8563,309
Taiwan9541:24,575340
Belgium9081:12,6621,899
Italy7821:78,20513,675
Czechia7691:13,8281,993
Saudi Arabia7161:43,0956,100
Portugal6891:15,1211,147
Mali6451:26,309898
Japan5491:232,8689,743
Canada5411:68,1067,844
Germany4691:171,65320,198
England4271:130,48712,922
Australia3631:74,3688,731
Mexico3111:399,1207,923
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
Cambodia2561:60,4971,966
Cuba2551:45,1871,922
Nigeria2531:700,16932,315
Dominican Republic2231:46,7842,447
Malaysia2101:140,4498,899
South Africa2061:262,99926,380
Thailand1991:354,96762,146
Senegal1831:79,669961
Iran1751:438,75727,273
Spain1711:273,40416,997
Kyrgyzstan1371:43,5966,506
Guatemala1301:123,7133,176
Pakistan1251:1,429,15115,867
Ukraine1121:406,45348,989
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
Philippines911:1,112,50890,748
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
Nepal781:365,1403,828
Papua New Guinea661:123,54116,840
Switzerland571:144,08613,875
São Tomé and Príncipe531:3,348316
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
Yemen431:614,54210,964
Benin351:295,30324,440
Guinea341:348,0531,137
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
United Arab Emirates281:327,22422,758
El Salvador261:243,9962,219
Mongolia261:108,6657,123
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Malta241:17,9281,021
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Poland231:1,652,55491,394
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Afghanistan181:1,786,28813,520
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Venezuela171:1,776,71022,419
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Madagascar161:1,478,1152,908
Oman161:230,4983,970
Puerto Rico161:221,8842,323
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Mauritania151:272,99112,403
Serbia141:510,35319,964
Turks and Caicos Islands141:2,452252
Honduras131:678,1883,875
South Korea131:3,941,558724
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Hong Kong121:611,2903,500
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Burundi91:1,089,428846
Colombia91:5,308,23018,838
Panama91:434,6958,518
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Wales91:343,83718,086
Bulgaria81:872,36331,900
Costa Rica81:597,5094,667
Namibia81:301,17510,197
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Tunisia71:87,23213,677
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Bolivia51:2,123,2876,830
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Curaçao41:39,312638
Eritrea41:1,187,975480
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Bahamas31:130,5841,472
Barbados31:95,8161,797
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Maldives31:134,7244,057
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Monaco11:37,0664,748
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tonga11:107,313791
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:658,79432,071
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

The alternate forms: (98), (33), (16) & (1) are calculated separately.

De (335,732) may also be a first name.

De Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name De Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname De (Bengali: দে, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪ, Hindi: डे, Marathi: डे, Oriya: େଦ) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: , , or . Click here for further possible spellings of De.

How Common Is The Last Name De? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 754th most widely held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 10,323 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of De are found; 92 percent are found in South Asia and 91 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,101st most frequently occurring given name on earth, held by 335,732 people.

The surname is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 639,821 people, or 1 in 1,199. In India De is mostly found in: West Bengal, where 84 percent reside, Tripura, where 7 percent reside and Jharkhand, where 5 percent reside. Besides India it is found in 164 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent reside and Vietnam, where 1 percent reside.

De Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of De has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 92,104 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,154 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

De Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the De surname is principally Orthodox (84%) in Russia, Syriac Catholic (100%) in Lebanon, Christian (70%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the De surname are 5.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.1% registered with the political party.

The amount De earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 251.43% more than the national average, earning R 835,140 per year; in United States they earn 21% more than the national average, earning $52,209 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.32% more than the national average, earning $50,838 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
8398/
8333/
8316/
831/
Dey80842,868/
Dei80594,552/
Deh8074,075/
Dje8063,982/
Dee8043,248/
Die8024,779/
Deu8015,250/
Dea8013,620/
Der8012,462/
Dep806,879/
Des802,670/
Dej801,363/
Dez801,176/
Ded80946/
Det80616/
Dhe80523/
Deß80212/
Deş80211/
Dde80131/
Dge8023/
Dée8023/
Tde8019/
Øde8019/
Deï8018/
Hde8014/
Dåe8010/
Díe806/
Deć804/
Deč803/
Åde803/
D'E802/
Deá801/
Deň801/
Deep6739,345/
Dees6717,005/
Derr6713,530/
Deer678,275/
Deas677,598/
Desh673,487/
Dije673,376/
Deis673,123/
Dech671,990/
Depp671,935/
Dedh671,852/
Hdez671,458/
Deiß671,426/
Deih671,424/
Gyde671,242/
Deed671,240/
Dess671,168/
Dets67996/
Deys67967/
Dest67814/
Diea67555/
Dher67535/
Deat67508/
Dett67486/
Deij67430/
Dihe67385/
Dhei67382/
Deuh67359/
Dhey67333/
Dhea67332/
Deap67306/
Dhge67296/
Deiz67290/
Dieh67284/
Dhie67281/
Dhee67272/
Deit67244/
Deez67176/
Dheu67165/
de S67159/
Dead67155/
Deet67148/
Deip67146/
Deea67143/
Dhez67118/
Deaz67103/
Hdes67103/
Deid6789/
Dheh6782/
Deeß6775/
Diey6739/
Dhed6729/
Deyt6722/
Dedd6721/
Øder6720/
Derh6720/
Dejp6720/
Desd6719/
Desp6719/
Deyß6719/
Deae6718/
Deey6717/
Deyh6714/
De'e6711/
Dhde6710/
Deïh6710/
Déhe6710/
Ddey678/
Dhep678/
Hdea678/
Dhes677/
Håde677/
D'Eu677/
Ddee677/
D'Ey676/
Deej675/
Hder675/
Dešt675/
Hded675/
Deyz675/
Desr674/
Deds674/
d'De674/
Dešť674/
Dejs674/
Deph673/
Deht673/
Decz673/
Tdes673/
Deić673/
Dìez673/
Hdje673/
Dezz673/
Diej673/
Deyd672/
Djhe672/
Deuj672/
Dhet672/
Dded672/
Tdei672/
Tdhe672/
Tdeu672/
Detć672/
Tdee672/
Tdej672/
Thde672/
Dder672/
Ddje672/
Dedë672/
Dejh672/
Detd672/
Ddea671/
Hdge671/
Tdeh671/
Tdey671/
Dehh671/
Hőde671/
Tdea671/
Tdje671/
Deiï671/
Dejj671/
Dejı671/
Ddeh671/
De Z671/
De's671/
Dedt671/
Dèhe671/
Dïez671/
Depå671/
Depì671/
Deső671/
Deuș671/
Deîh671/
Deïs671/
Dešď671/
Dhée671/
Ddie671/
Hhde671/
Deëz671/
Tdde671/
Tder671/
Dezs671/
Dgeh671/
Deyj671/
Dejt671/
Ddej671/
Ddep671/
Dhej671/
Hdde671/
Hdei671/
Hdie671/
Dyhe670/

De Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
De in the Bengali language
দেde-
De in the Oriya language
େଦeda-
De in the Marathi language
डेde76.91
देde23.05
डॅde0.04
De in the Hindi language
डेde56.82
देde24.89
देवीdevi12.11
वीvi4.43
केke0.12
जेje0.07
़डेde0.02
डे्de0.02
डे़de0.02
De in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪald33.33
ﺍﺩad22.22
ﺃﺩﻩadh11.11
ﺩﻱdy11.11
ﺃﺩad11.11
ﺍﻟﺪﻩaldh11.11

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to De
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