Desbois Surname
Approximately 8,164 people bear this surname
Desbois Surname Definition:
(French) Of the Woods [see Buss in Dict.]
Desbois Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 7,173 | 1:9,260 | 855 |
| Canada | 620 | 1:59,428 | 7,010 |
| United States | 106 | 1:3,419,424 | 193,489 |
| England | 75 | 1:742,907 | 41,196 |
| Argentina | 42 | 1:1,017,700 | 63,321 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 5 | 1:1,280 | 241 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 47 | 1:518,625 | 27,981 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Desbois (12) may also be a first name.
Desbois Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French) Of the Woods [see Buss in Dict.]
Desbois Demographics
Average Desbois Salary in
United States
$54,471 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Desbois Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Desbois Come From? nationality or country of origin
Desbois is found in France more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Desbois? popularity and diffusion
Desbois is the 61,576th most commonly held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 892,644 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Desbois live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 12 people.
The last name is most frequently held in France, where it is borne by 7,173 people, or 1 in 9,260. In France it is most numerous in: Brittany, where 17 percent live, Pays de la Loire, where 17 percent live and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 16 percent live. Beside France this last name occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Desbois Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Desbois has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Desbois surname rose 1,514 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 160 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Desbois Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Desbois surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Desbois earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 26.24% more than the national average, earning $54,471 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.5% less than the national average, earning $40,492 CAD per year.
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