Desanges Surname

592,650th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 526 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Desanges Surname User-submission:

It is a French surname meaning 'the angels' or 'of angels'.

Desanges Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti1961:54,5103,215
France1331:499,41969,818
United States1071:3,387,467192,132
England351:1,591,94567,242
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Desanges (241) may also be a first name.

Desanges Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a French surname meaning 'the angels' or 'of angels'.

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Desanges Last Name Facts

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

The last name Desanges has its highest incidence in Haiti. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Desanges? popularity and diffusion

The last name Desanges is the 592,650th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 13,854,650 people. The surname Desanges occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Desanges reside; 39 percent reside in Caribbean and 38 percent reside in Gallo-Caribbean. Desanges is also the 575,894th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 241 people.

The surname is most widely held in Haiti, where it is held by 196 people, or 1 in 54,510. In Haiti Desanges is most numerous in: Ouest, where 92 percent live, Nord, where 5 percent live and Artibonite, where 1 percent live. Excluding Haiti this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in France, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.

Desanges Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Desanges has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Desanges last name increased 1,070 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 3,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Desanges Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Desanges surname are 40.89% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.12% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Desanges earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.63% less than the national average, earning $35,110 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.37% less than the national average, earning $43,538 CAD per year.

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