Desch Surname

103,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,517 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Desch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Desch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,0671:38,9485,155
United States1,4671:247,07523,535
Argentina4991:85,6587,232
Austria3211:26,5284,187
France761:873,983102,402
England191:2,932,529101,561
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Wales51:618,90625,852
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2481:202,49517,559

Desch (12) may also be a first name.

Desch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Desch (Russian: Дещ) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Desch click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Desch? popularity and diffusion

It is the 103,988th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,613,360 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Desch are found; 55 percent are found in Western Europe and 53 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name internationally It is held by 12 people.

The surname Desch is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 2,067 people, or 1 in 38,948. In Germany Desch is most numerous in: Hesse, where 58 percent live, Bavaria, where 17 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this surname occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent live and Argentina, where 11 percent live.

Desch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Desch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Desch last name expanded 592 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 238 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Desch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Desch are 22.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.72% being registered with the political party.

The amount Desch earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 7.24% more than the national average, earning $46,273 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.75% less than the national average, earning $39,373 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diesch911,142/
Detsch91949/
Deusch91613/
Deisch91271/
Deesch9185/
Daesch9181/
Desche9146/
Doesch916/
Destch911/
Deasch911/
Deshch911/
Dezsch911/
Descht911/
Dedsch910/
Dessch910/
Desh893,487/
Dech891,990/
Desc89105/
Deatsch83180/
Deetsch8340/
Detsche832/
Dehesch831/
Deistch831/
Deussch831/
Doessch830/
Deastch830/
Dosch805,216/
Disch804,461/
Deche804,228/
Dehsh801,972/
Dasch801,470/
Deich80918/
Deych80642/
Deshe80635/
Deach80200/
Deesh80174/
Deish80141/
Diesh8086/
Detch8083/
Däsch8072/
Dhesh8065/
Deush8044/
Dösch8028/
Dysch8024/
Desce8022/
Deech8018/
Dehch805/
Descz804/
Deash804/
Hdech804/
Daesh803/
Desdh802/
Desht802/
Dedch802/
Deïch802/
Deasc802/
Diesc801/
Deysh801/
Deshs801/
Dedsh801/
Doesh801/
Decht801/
Dessh801/
Ddech801/
Dgesh801/
Ddesc801/
Deustsch7715/
Deitsche7714/
Deistsch771/
Deithsch771/
Dec7511,783/
Des752,670/
Deitch732,416/
Deszcz731,108/
Dehshh73840/
Daasch73193/
Deiche7381/
Detshe7378/
Dische7365/
Detche7338/
Deetch7331/
Doisch7330/
Dheesh7318/
Deeseh7312/
Dehche7311/
Dätsch739/
Deytch735/
Deyche734/
Duisch734/
Hdeesh732/
Deitsh732/
Deache732/
Dheshe731/
Deishc731/
Daysch731/
Deeche731/
Deaseh731/
Diosch731/
Dossch731/
Dischh731/
Deatch730/
Distch730/
Dettch730/
Dash67326,873/
Deus6787,453/
Dees6717,005/
Dese679,566/
Dosh678,395/
Deas677,598/
Dich673,433/
Deis673,123/
Dies672,524/
Dish671,389/
Dess671,168/
Dets67996/
Deys67967/
Dest67814/
Dych67383/
Dece67305/
Ditsche67213/
Dezh67147/
Dösh67116/
Hdes67103/
Deitche6797/
Didtsch6794/
Desz6782/
Deshova6772/
Dehs6744/
Desd6719/
Desp6719/
Döch6718/
Daitsch6717/
Disc6714/
Duitsch6713/
Dysh6710/
Dechche678/
Dhes677/
Dehesht675/
Deds674/
Dejs674/
Dges674/
Deytshe673/
Decz673/
Tdes673/
Dejc673/
Hdec673/
Desj672/
Deec672/
Deheche672/
Dejh672/
Detc672/
Dexs671/
Dheshth671/
Deitszh671/
Dittsch671/
Distsch671/
De's671/
Deső671/
Deïs671/
Dezs671/
Dehx671/
Deittch670/

Desch Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Desch in the Russian language
Дещdes-

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