Desauw Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Desauw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Desauw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium801:143,70820,372
France571:1,165,311123,217
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Desauw Last Name Facts

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

Desauw is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Desauw? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,409,418th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,321,727 people. Desauw is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Desauw live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Desauw is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is carried by 80 people, or 1 in 143,708. In Belgium it is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 56 percent live, Walloon Region, where 41 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 3 percent live. Other than Belgium this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in France, where 37 percent live and Germany, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dessauw9255/
Desuw9165/
Desaw9146/
Deshaw83892/
Dessaw8356/
Desauv833/
Deesaw833/
Desawe831/
Desaub830/
Deschaw7729/
Disuw73746/
Disaw7359/
Dasaw7332/
Desub737/
Desow735/
Desav732/
Dosaw731/
Desab731/
Dejuw731/
Decaw730/
Dysaw730/
Deshchaw711/
Dishaw671,103/
Desaiv67135/
Detsav6767/
Dassaw6722/
Deseuf6721/
Dahsaw6721/
Dyshaw6720/
Deshow6718/
Dessow6714/
Desaib6712/
Dashaw677/
Diesow674/
Dezeuw674/
Deesub673/
Deshav673/
Daisuw673/
Deisow672/
Deasow672/
Doshaw672/
Deesab671/
Deisav671/
Disawe671/
Deshab671/
Degeaw670/
Dejauv670/
Dissaw670/
Deasav670/
Dechaw670/
Decawh670/

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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 Desauw
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