Desanto Surname

133,427th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,379 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Desanto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Desanto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0381:119,30812,784
Argentina1181:362,23228,200
Indonesia981:1,349,48293,150
Canada571:646,41452,764
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Uruguay101:343,17622,254
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
France21:33,211,361423,184
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Desanto (51) may also be a first name.

Desanto Last Name Facts

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

The surname Desanto occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Desanto.

How Common Is The Last Name Desanto? popularity and diffusion

The last name Desanto is the 133,427th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,156,717 people. The last name Desanto occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Desanto live; 84 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America. Desanto is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 51 people.

The last name Desanto is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 3,038 people, or 1 in 119,308. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 17 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 17 percent are found and New Jersey, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 3 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.

Desanto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Desanto has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Desanto surname expanded 303,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Desanto Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Desanto surname are 7.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.81% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Desanto earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 34.82% less than the national average, earning R 154,884 per year; in United States they earn 8.4% more than the national average, earning $46,774 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.88% more than the national average, earning $57,075 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Desantos931,228/
Desianto93733/
Dessanto934/
Desantoz931/
Deusanto931/
Desainto931/
Dessantos8817/
Disanto864,536/
Dosanto86363/
Desanta8692/
Decanto8667/
Dasanto8647/
D'Isanto801,295/
Diesanta8048/
Dossanto8029/
Disantos8023/
Diosanto8010/
Daisanto807/
Desantas805/
Disantto804/
Dessanta803/
Deasanta803/
Desontos802/
Desconto801/
Deseanta801/
Desantha801/
Deshanta801/
Deisanta801/
Deshantha75366/
Dossantoj751/
D'Issanto751/
Deconto71732/
Dijanto71286/
Degiacinto71153/
Dicanto7128/
Disanta7114/
Dasanta718/
Dazanto717/
Dozanto712/
Disanthosh711/
Dasantha67519/
Diosanta67490/
Disainta6725/
Disantha672/
D'Isonto671/
Daisanta671/
Dishanta671/
Digianto671/
Dashanta671/
Dossonto671/
Deshonta670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Desanto
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