Descamps Surname

24,300th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Descamps Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Descamps Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France15,7011:4,230326
Belgium5,4531:2,108155
United States3451:1,050,60676,867
Spain2031:230,30615,169
Argentina871:491,30436,372
French Polynesia681:4,129932
Canada551:669,92054,285
New Caledonia521:5,3121,081
Mauritius401:32,3356,474
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Venezuela211:1,438,28919,453
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
England191:2,932,529101,561
Austria151:567,69652,281
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
El Salvador81:792,9863,584
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
China31:455,773,85521,925
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malta11:430,2723,380
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Monaco11:37,0664,748
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Descamps (12) may also be a first name.

Descamps Last Name Facts

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

The surname Descamps is found most in France. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Descamps? popularity and diffusion

The last name Descamps is the 24,300th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 327,427 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Descamps live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Descamps is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 12 people.

The surname Descamps is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 15,701 people, or 1 in 4,230. In France it is most numerous in: Hauts-de-France, where 53 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 14 percent reside and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 6 percent reside. Excluding France it exists in 51 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Descamps Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Descamps has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 4,313 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 271 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Descamps Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Descamps surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Descamps are 1.42% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.65% registered with the political party.

The amount Descamps earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 9.97% more than the national average, earning $47,450 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.01% less than the national average, earning $40,236 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deschamps9456,205/
Descahmps942/
Descaamps941/
Desccamps941/
Decamps933,853/
Descamp93471/
Desamps931/
Descahamps891/
Deschampss891/
Deaschamps891/
Deschaumps890/
Descomps88296/
Descampe88103/
Discamps8843/
Descanps883/
Descambs882/
Deskamps881/
Decamp864,688/
D'Deschamps841/
Dischamps8231/
Deschanps8227/
Descoimps8221/
Deschomps821/
Deschcamp820/
Decomps80154/
Decampe8017/
Décamps8016/
Decanps802/
Deccamp800/
Dekamps800/
Dehcamp800/
Dieckamp7519/
Discomps7518/
Deeskamp7514/
Descombs753/
Dekamp7124/
Décamp717/
Decomp711/
Decanp710/
Dicamp710/
Decamb710/
Diekamp67452/
Dickamp6746/
Daicamp673/
Descomb673/
Dekampe671/
Desonps670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Descamps
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