Descantes Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Descantes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Descantes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France761:873,983102,402
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Descantes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Descantes is more frequently found in France than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Descantes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Descantes is the 1,980,395th most frequently used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 81,882,538 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Descantes are found; 87 percent are found in Western Europe and 85 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in France, where it is borne by 76 people, or 1 in 873,983. In France Descantes is most numerous in: Île-de-France, where 68 percent are found, Grand Est, where 24 percent are found and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 3 percent are found. Outside of France Descantes exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

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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
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