Descoux Surname
Approximately 297 people bear this surname
Descoux Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 296 | 1:224,401 | 34,808 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
Descoux Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Descoux Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Descoux occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Descoux? popularity and diffusion
The surname Descoux is the 899,940th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,537,192 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Descoux live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
It is most commonly occurring in France, where it is carried by 296 people, or 1 in 224,401. In France it is most common in: Centre-Val de Loire, where 31 percent live, Occitanie, where 25 percent live and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 19 percent live. Other than France this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Descoux
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