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Where Does The Last Name Desai Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Desai (Arabic: يساي, Bengali: দেসাই, Hindi: देसाई, Marathi: देसाई, Oriya: େଦଶାଇ, Russian: Десаи) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Desaï. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Desai? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 1,196^th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 16,319 people. The last name Desai occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Desai are found; 88 percent are found in South Asia and 85 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Desai is also the 34,771^st most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 22,357 people.

It is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 389,710 people, or 1 in 1,968. In India Desai is most numerous in: Maharashtra, where 47 percent are found, Gujarat, where 47 percent are found and Goa, where 2 percent are found. Barring India this surname occurs in 109 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Desai Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Desai has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Desai last name expanded 676,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Desai Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Desai are 6.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.26% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Desai earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 14.38% less than the national average, earning 296,317 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 100.11% more than the national average, earning R 475,536 per year; in United States they earn 32.45% more than the national average, earning $57,153 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.31% more than the national average, earning $55,798 CAD per year.