Desiderius Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Desiderius Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 37 | 1:65,119 | 7,152 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Desiderius (491) may also be a first name.
Desiderius Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Desiderius Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Desiderius is more commonly found in Namibia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Desiderius? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,689,253rd most common last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Desiderius live; 71 percent live in Southern Africa and 71 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 383,498th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 491 people.
The surname Desiderius is most frequently occurring in Namibia, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 65,119. In Namibia it is primarily found in: Omusati Region, where 73 percent are found, Erongo Region, where 11 percent are found and ǁKaras Region, where 11 percent are found. Beside Namibia this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 19 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desderius | 95 | 275 | / |
| Desideris | 95 | 14 | / |
| Desideriu | 95 | 3 | / |
| Deciderius | 90 | 5 | / |
| Desiderios | 90 | 2 | / |
| Desderious | 90 | 1 | / |
| Desederius | 90 | 1 | / |
| Deziderius | 90 | 1 | / |
| Desiders | 89 | 5 | / |
| Desderias | 84 | 55 | / |
| Dezideriu | 84 | 3 | / |
| Deciderus | 84 | 1 | / |
| Desideres | 84 | 0 | / |
| Desideriosci | 82 | 1 | / |
| Desideroso | 80 | 2 | / |
| Desterious | 80 | 1 | / |
| Desderes | 78 | 3 | / |
| Disderis | 78 | 1 | / |
| D'Siders | 78 | 1 | / |
| D Siders | 78 | 0 | / |
| de Isidoris | 76 | 1 | / |
| Dezyderiusz | 76 | 1 | / |
| Destarius | 74 | 6 | / |
| Desdarios | 74 | 1 | / |
| Desterias | 74 | 1 | / |
| Desters | 71 | 1 | / |
| Duesterhus | 70 | 4 | / |
| Duesterhaus | 67 | 306 | / |
| Desetres | 67 | 40 | / |
| Desterhouse | 67 | 34 | / |
| Destruys | 67 | 19 | / |
| Tsiteris | 67 | 15 | / |
| Destrisa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Destries | 67 | 11 | / |
| Deusterhaus | 67 | 4 | / |
| Duesterhous | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tsitrius | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dessetrs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Desdores | 67 | 1 | / |
| Desdures | 67 | 0 | / |
| Diesterhaus | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Desiderius
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