Desantis Surname
Approximately 16,275 people bear this surname
Desantis Surname User-submission:
This surname derives from the late Latin word sanctus, which means 'holy', 'venerable', linked to the verb sancire, which means 'to make sacred'. The spread of the surname from the Christian Middle Ages is obviously due to the worship of the various saints present in the Roman Martyrology.
Read More About This SurnameDesantis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13,266 | 1:27,322 | 3,410 |
| Italy | 1,526 | 1:40,076 | 7,211 |
| Canada | 843 | 1:43,708 | 5,407 |
| Argentina | 177 | 1:241,488 | 19,632 |
| Australia | 147 | 1:183,644 | 18,462 |
| England | 63 | 1:884,414 | 45,970 |
| France | 43 | 1:1,544,714 | 145,815 |
| Uruguay | 33 | 1:103,993 | 10,112 |
| Venezuela | 24 | 1:1,258,503 | 17,711 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Belgium | 20 | 1:574,832 | 53,219 |
| Ecuador | 17 | 1:935,638 | 14,108 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Colombia | 7 | 1:6,824,867 | 22,056 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
Desantis (44) may also be a first name.
Desantis Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname derives from the late Latin word sanctus, which means 'holy', 'venerable', linked to the verb sancire, which means 'to make sacred'. The spread of the surname from the Christian Middle Ages is obviously due to the worship of the various saints present in the Roman Martyrology.
The surname De Santis is Panitalian with greater diffusion in the central-south with an important concentration in Lazio, especially in the province of Rome, and in Puglia.
Desantis is from Puglia.
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Average Desantis Salary in
United States
$49,700 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Desantis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Desantis Come From? nationality or country of origin
Desantis (Russian: Десантис) occurs most in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Desantis? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 32,680th most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 447,775 people. The last name Desantis is primarily found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Desantis live; 75 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,525,482nd most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 44 people.
This last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 13,266 people, or 1 in 27,322. In The United States Desantis is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 20 percent live, New Jersey, where 9 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States this last name exists in 40 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 9 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.
Desantis Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Desantis are 0.43% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.8% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Desantis earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 28.83% less than the national average, earning €21,371 per year; in Colombia they earn 23.46% less than the national average, earning $17,375,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.18% more than the national average, earning $49,700 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.69% more than the national average, earning $59,961 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Desantis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Desantis in the Russian language | ||
| Десантис | desantis | - |
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Footnotes
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