Desbois Surname

61,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Desbois Surname Definition:

(French) Of the Woods [see Buss in Dict.]

Desbois Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France7,1731:9,260855
Canada6201:59,4287,010
United States1061:3,419,424193,489
England751:742,90741,196
Argentina421:1,017,70063,321
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Wales81:386,81619,671
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Saint Pierre and Miquelon51:1,280241
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Greenland11:56,3791,133
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:518,62527,981
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

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.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Desboist934/
Debois922,037/
Desbos92915/
Deboise86459/
Desvois8664/
Desbots8646/
Desbost8615/
Desbuis869/
Desbies866/
Deboiss863/
Deboies862/
Desbios861/
Deubois861/
Desbeis861/
Debhois861/
Deboist861/
Desbais861/
Desboit861/
Desbosz861/
Desbous861/
Disbois861/
Debis83642/
Debos83602/
Deboi83197/
Desbo8314/
Desbieys80199/
Desvoies8077/
Desbouys8038/
Desbouts8021/
Deboisse8018/
Deshboyi8017/
Deboiise801/
Debose773,166/
Debish772,167/
Debost771,059/
Deboes77442/
Debise77416/
Debais77327/
Deboos77313/
Debous77236/
Desbas77146/
Deibis77136/
Devois77126/
Deabis77126/
Debosh7784/
Debosz7757/
Debuis7744/
Deboys7743/
Dibois7739/
Debisz7731/
Desbot7720/
Deboie7719/
Deboit7712/
Deboss7711/
Debeis7710/
Desuis7710/
Débois779/
Deybis777/
Dasbos775/
Debhis774/
Deebis773/
Desbys772/
Diebis771/
Deboix771/
Debozs771/
Dybois771/
Dehbis771/
Ddebis771/
Deasbi771/
Debiss771/
Deboih771/
Debosx771/
Deboyi771/
Deboës771/
Desbes771/
Desbit771/
Deboid770/
Desboy770/
Deshbhoyi753/
Debi73226,689/
Debo737,591/
Debaise71485/
Desbats71283/
Debouse71188/
Debosse71167/
Desbiez71104/
Desbets7193/
Deboice7171/
Debowes7145/
Deboyes7130/
Deshuis7127/
Debouys7126/
Debosch7115/
Desbait7113/
Desvoix7110/
Debotts719/
Deboyie719/
Diboise718/
Dehbish718/
Debogie716/
Desbiey712/
Debooij712/
Desvost711/
Desbess711/
Deshbai711/
Deebose711/
Deboths711/
Desbout711/
Duibois711/
Deboitt711/
Debisch711/
Desvoys711/
Desbest711/
Deboots710/
Diobois710/
Debuist710/
Dehbi6710,486/
Devis677,317/
Debie672,215/
Deboo671,185/
Deboe67931/
Deboy67889/
Debih67850/
Debot67728/
Diebo67629/
Dibos67517/
Debou67485/
Deabo67460/
Debit67366/
Deebo67281/
Devoi67264/
Debai67188/
Desvi67187/
Debaggis67171/
Deboh67124/
Debid67123/
Debei67116/
Debić67113/
Desvoyes67111/
Diebi67102/
Desby6787/
Dhebi6784/
Debod6780/
Deboa6759/
Deibo6743/
Desba6742/
Debaisse6742/
Debhi6739/
Dybis6735/
Dibis6726/
Debii6725/
Debio6725/
Dybos6725/
Deebi6723/
Diboi6716/
Debui6715/
Dehbo6714/
Disbo6712/
Debousse6711/
Desvo679/
Debij679/
Debiz678/
Dessuise678/
Dejbo677/
Debyi677/
Debho676/
Dhebo676/
Deybi676/
Deabi675/
Deboz675/
Deubi674/
Debyo674/
Deibi674/
Deybo674/
Debuo674/
Debgo673/
Debip672/
Deubo672/
Djboi672/
Disbi671/
Desuisse671/
Debisova671/
Dejbi671/
Dehbeish671/
Ddebo671/
De'bo671/
Debiy671/
Deboj671/
Deboë671/
Déboi671/
Deshwosh671/
Desbe671/
Diebisch671/
Dasbosch671/
Detbo671/
Dessbese671/
Debox670/

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