Descours Surname

203,306th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,047 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Descours Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Descours Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,9441:34,1684,163
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
United States141:25,889,924709,614
England81:6,964,757184,742
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

Descours Last Name Facts

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

Descours is more commonly found in France than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Descours.

How Common Is The Last Name Descours? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 203,306th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,560,110 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Descours reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in France, where it is held by 1,944 people, or 1 in 34,168. In France Descours is most prevalent in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 64 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 13 percent reside and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 7 percent reside. Apart from France it occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in The Dominican Republic, where 1 percent reside and Poland, where 1 percent reside.

Descours Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Descours has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Descours last name expanded 114 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Descours Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Descours earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 9.41% less than the national average, earning $39,089 USD per year and in Canada they earn 98.03% more than the national average, earning $98,386 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Decours93173/
Descors9321/
Discours88372/
Desjours88349/
Decourse8810/
Decors8698/
Desors864/
Decurs860/
Desurs860/
Decorse80338/
Dejours80183/
Discors8067/
Decuers8050/
Dascors803/
Descars803/
Dekours803/
Décours801/
Dicours801/
Deschars7576/
Desource752/
Decource752/
Desoyers751/
Decauwers7139/
Decars7115/
Dekors7111/
Dezors718/
Desars712/
Décors711/
Decorx711/
Dejors711/
Desjars67190/
Decorce6778/
Diseurs6757/
Desears6726/
Dezhors6715/
Dekhors679/
Dekorse674/
Desorze672/
Dezorse672/
Dickurs671/
Descheyers671/
Dekorsz671/
Decairs671/
Desorje671/
Deckars670/

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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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  • 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 Descours
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