Descolines Surname

990,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Descolines Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Descolines Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti2571:41,5722,662
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150

Descolines Last Name Facts

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

The surname Descolines occurs in Haiti more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Descolines? popularity and diffusion

It is the 990,978th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,137,243 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Descolines reside; 99 percent reside in Caribbean and 99 percent reside in Gallo-Caribbean.

Descolines is most frequently used in Haiti, where it is carried by 257 people, or 1 in 41,572. In Haiti Descolines is most frequent in: Ouest, where 70 percent live, Sud-Est, where 26 percent live and Nippes, where 4 percent live. Beside Haiti Descolines is found in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Descollines954,872/
Descoline9539/
Decolines9511/
Descolline90125/
Decollines90112/
Decolaines9016/
Descalines901/
Deccolines901/
Decoline89309/
Decollaines860/
Decolline8489/
Desalines8415/
Decouline841/
Decauline741/
Dekaline671/
Deukaline631/
Decaliña561/

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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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  • 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 Descolines
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