Descheneaux Surname

449,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 758 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Descheneaux Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Descheneaux Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada5831:63,2007,391
United States1721:2,107,319133,796
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397

Descheneaux Last Name Facts

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

The last name Descheneaux occurs in Canada more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Descheneaux click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Descheneaux? popularity and diffusion

The surname Descheneaux is the 449,013th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 9,614,177 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Descheneaux reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Gallo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is held by 583 people, or 1 in 63,200. In Canada it is most common in: Quebec, where 96 percent live, Alberta, where 3 percent live and British Columbia, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Canada it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent live and The Dominican Republic, where 0 percent live.

Descheneaux Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Descheneaux last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the political party.

The amount Descheneaux earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 26.1% more than the national average, earning $54,409 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.79% less than the national average, earning $38,858 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deschenaux95871/
Descheneau95180/
Deschenau902/
Duscheneau865/
Deschene841,236/
Deschenya80281/
Deschenie8013/
Deschenne806/
de Schene801/
Deschen784/
Descheny74107/
Duschene74103/
Descheno747/
Deschêne742/
Teschene742/
Deschène742/
Deuschen740/
Dschen713/
Duschen67144/
Teschen6741/
Daschen6715/
Doschen673/
Dischen672/
Doischen6323/
Doyschen6316/
Teuschen637/
Duschène632/
D'Aschen631/
Duuschen630/
D Aschen630/
Tschen59144/
Tuschen56887/
Tschenn5663/
Tüschen5661/
Duschèn5618/
Duschén568/
Taschen568/
Tischen563/
Tschenny530/

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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
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  • 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 Descheneaux
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