Desfosse Surname

1,163,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Desfosse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Desfosse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1081:615,02580,926
United States751:4,832,786249,377
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
England51:11,143,612252,590
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Desfossé (2) are calculated separately.

Desfosse Last Name Facts

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

Desfosse is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Desfossé. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Desfosse? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,163,787th most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 35,549,004 people. The last name Desfosse is predominantly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Desfosse live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in France, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 615,025. In France it is most numerous in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 26 percent live, Centre-Val de Loire, where 26 percent live and Île-de-France, where 15 percent live. Other than France Desfosse occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 37 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Desfosse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Desfosse has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Desfosse last name expanded 1,875 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Desfosse Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Desfosse last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Desfosse earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.13% less than the national average, earning $42,228 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.89% less than the national average, earning $39,304 CAD per year.

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