Descans Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belgium

Descans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Descans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Belgium241:479,02747,365
France81:8,302,840321,660
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Panama11:3,912,25817,195

Descans Last Name Facts

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

The surname Descans is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Descans? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,414,640th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 54 percent of Descans are found; 51 percent are found in Western Europe and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Descans is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 13,424,405. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 78 percent reside, Nevada, where 15 percent reside and Oklahoma, where 4 percent reside. Outside of The United States it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 38 percent reside and France, where 13 percent reside.

Descans Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Descans surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

Descans earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.04% more than the national average, earning $57,836 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Descanse93207/
Deschans9334/
Desans921/
Decans921/
Descons8675/
Desains8649/
Desgans8618/
Decaëns8613/
Desanse863/
Descams863/
Deceans862/
Deskans860/
Descoins80573/
Descance80119/
Desjeans8077/
Desconse803/
Decasens801/
Decahnse800/
Dejans77178/
Dicans7745/
Decons7723/
Desanz7717/
Desons779/
Dekans776/
Dexans772/
Decams772/
Desams770/
Dieckhans7515/
Dejeans71371/
Deacons71287/
Desance71192/
Deseins7131/
Deisons7126/
Desanze7122/
Decoons7119/
Descoms7111/
Deseyns719/
Dickans715/
Desanje712/
Déjeans712/
Desanch712/
Decanze711/
Diesanz711/
Deakans711/
Deasons711/
Decohns711/
Deakons710/
Diekhans67212/
Dickhans67121/
Desconze671/
Disconse671/
Deysance671/
Diezsanz671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Descans
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