Des Surname

162,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,670 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Des Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Des Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4901:739,71257,942
India4181:1,835,08564,798
Indonesia3441:384,44532,798
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Spain951:492,12724,892
Taiwan831:282,4672,322
Papua New Guinea821:99,43613,359
England761:733,13240,828
South Africa631:859,96456,669
Ivory Coast551:419,47714,125
France491:1,355,566135,191
Pakistan481:3,721,74827,543
Malaysia361:819,28437,745
Australia361:749,88148,970
Iran341:2,258,31076,749
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Czechia291:366,67143,532
Cambodia231:673,3544,690
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Greece81:1,384,97486,362
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Panama61:652,04310,051
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Senegal41:3,644,8366,064
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
China21:683,660,78330,601
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Malta11:430,2723,380
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

The alternate forms: Deş (211), Dés (30) & Dès (2) are calculated separately.

Des (66,887) may also be a first name.

Des Last Name Facts

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

The last name Des (Bengali: দেস, Hindi: देस, Marathi: देस, Oriya: େଦସ) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant: Deş, Dés or Dès. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Des? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 162,799th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,729,418 people. The surname Des is primarily found in Asia, where 49 percent of Des are found; 19 percent are found in North America and 18 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 14,430th most common first name in the world, held by 66,887 people.

Des is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 490 people, or 1 in 739,712. In The United States Des is mostly found in: California, where 24 percent live, Florida, where 10 percent live and Arizona, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States this last name exists in 83 countries. It also occurs in India, where 16 percent live and Indonesia, where 13 percent live.

Des Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Des has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 3,267 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Des Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Des surname are 11.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.16% being registered with the party.

The amount Des earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 68.36% less than the national average, earning R 75,180 per year; in United States they earn 6.38% less than the national average, earning $40,398 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10% less than the national average, earning $44,714 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deş89211/
Dés8930/
Dès892/
Deus8687,453/
Dees8617,005/
Dese869,566/
Deas867,598/
Desh863,487/
Deis863,123/
Dies862,524/
Dess861,168/
Dets86996/
Deys86967/
Dest86814/
de S86159/
Desc86105/
Hdes86103/
Desz8682/
Dehs8644/
Desd8619/
Desp8619/
Dhes867/
Desr864/
Deds864/
Dejs864/
Dges864/
Tdes863/
Desj862/
Dexs861/
De's861/
Deső861/
Deïs861/
Dezs861/
De80705,943/
Deese758,927/
Desse758,490/
Desch754,517/
Deeds754,262/
Deiss753,602/
Dezső752,241/
Deets752,031/
Dease752,029/
Dehsh751,972/
Deist751,662/
Deise751,287/
Deats751,130/
Deuss75794/
Deshe75635/
Dessì75599/
Deyts75472/
Deisz75298/
Diess75251/
Deijs75239/
Dezse75233/
Deits75181/
Deesh75174/
Deish75141/
Deest7599/
Diesh7586/
Deihs7572/
Dhesh7565/
Diehs7549/
Deush7544/
Deyss7544/
Deuhs7544/
Deyse7541/
Detse7530/
Detts7528/
Deess7527/
Diesz7524/
Dhese7522/
Desce7522/
Deesz7515/
Deads7515/
Deyst7514/
Dhies7510/
Dheus758/
Deehs756/
Deïss755/
Descz754/
Deash754/
Deast754/
Tdeys753/
Dhess753/
Deesp753/
Dexss752/
Desdh752/
Desht752/
Diezs752/
Deass752/
Dehys752/
Deasc752/
Dheys752/
Desst752/
Hddes751/
Hdges751/
Deysh751/
Dezss751/
Dhees751/
Deshs751/
Dedds751/
Dedse751/
Dedsh751/
Deisp751/
Dheis751/
Deths751/
D'Ess751/
D'Est751/
Dessh751/
Dessj751/
Dezsø751/
Dheds751/
des S751/
Deysx751/
Dgesh751/
Ddesc751/
Dehss751/
Dieys751/
Dhesz751/
Hdees751/
Hdies751/
Deids750/
Dey67842,868/
Dei67594,552/
Deh6774,075/
Dje6763,982/
Dee6743,248/
Die6724,779/
Deu6715,250/
Dea6713,620/
Der6712,462/
Dec6711,783/
Dep676,879/
Dis674,667/
Dej671,363/
Dez671,176/
Diesch671,142/
Detsch67949/
Ded67946/
Dehshh67840/
Dys67687/
Det67616/
Deusch67613/
Dhe67523/
Dex67516/
Djs67420/
Dhesse67351/
Deisch67271/
Deß67212/
Desova67161/
Deesse67156/
Dde67131/
Deasse67115/
Deesch6785/
Detshe6778/
Desche6746/
Deeths6745/
Deysse6730/
Däs6727/
Dge6723/
Dée6723/
Desová6723/
Geedes6721/
Tde6719/
Øde6719/
Dheesh6718/
Deï6718/
Hde6714/
Deeseh6712/
Deisze6710/
Dåe6710/
Díe676/
Dež676/
Deisse675/
Deetse675/
Dooies674/
Deć674/
Deč673/
Åde673/
Hdeesh672/
Deytts672/
Deitsh672/
de Sch672/
D'Hess672/
D'Heus672/
Dís672/
D'E672/
Destch671/
Dheshe671/
Dahees671/
Desowa671/
Deedse671/
Deasch671/
Thdeus671/
Deaseh671/
Deshch671/
Dezsch671/
Deá671/
Deïsse671/
Deň671/
Tdesse671/
Dethse671/
Descht671/
Deeees671/
Dheesr671/
Deatts670/
Deidts670/
Dhiess670/
Dedsch670/
Dessch670/
Deaths670/
Dheiss670/
Deatse670/
Deedds670/
Deetts670/

Des Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Des in the Bengali language
দেসdesa-
Des in the Hindi language
देसdesa93.45
Des in the Oriya language
େଦସedasa75.68
େଦଶାedasa13.51
େଡସedasa5.41
େଦେସedesa2.7
େଦଶ୍edas2.7
Des in the Marathi language
देसdesa50
डेसdesa37.5
डॅसdesa12.5

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Footnotes

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