Desir Surname

8,317th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68,543 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Desir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Desir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti62,0091:17217
United States3,5211:102,94211,372
France7421:89,51812,867
Dominican Republic5011:20,8241,368
Saint Lucia3891:46081
Brazil3821:560,40420,967
Canada2891:127,49313,298
Indonesia1441:918,39768,422
Belgium1191:96,61014,836
England1141:488,75531,416
Bahamas801:4,897507
Venezuela451:671,20211,567
Seychelles351:2,640506
Turkey281:2,779,33682,809
Turks and Caicos Islands261:1,320152
United States Virgin Islands151:7,3581,106
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Guyana91:84,6916,279
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Curaçao41:39,312638
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines31:37,5531,173
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Dominica11:75,891912
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Désir (146) are calculated separately.

Desir (1,868) may also be a first name.

Desir Last Name Facts

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

Desir (Marathi: डेसीर, Oriya: େଦଶିର) is carried by more people in Haiti than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Désir. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Desir? popularity and diffusion

Desir is the 8,317th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 106,321 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Desir live; 92 percent live in Caribbean and 91 percent live in Gallo-Caribbean. It is also the 176,115th most widely held given name worldwide It is held by 1,868 people.

The surname Desir is most frequently held in Haiti, where it is held by 62,009 people, or 1 in 172. In Haiti it is primarily found in: Ouest, where 32 percent are found, Artibonite, where 17 percent are found and Centre, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Haiti it occurs in 56 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.

Desir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Desir has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Desir surname increased 58,683 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Desir Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Desir surname are 29.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 82.71% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Desir earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 287.15% more than the national average, earning S/. 75,049 per year; in United States they earn 1.9% more than the national average, earning $43,970 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.61% less than the national average, earning $39,940 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Désir93146/
Desire9147,593/
Desair91899/
Deesir9150/
Desier9143/
Dessir9133/
Deasir9112/
Doesir916/
Deshir915/
Dhesir914/
Desoir911/
Detsir911/
Dehshir83411/
Desaire83269/
Desiere83169/
Dessier83108/
Dessair8321/
Dessoir8317/
Dessire8313/
Desaitr8310/
Desirre838/
Deishir836/
Deshior833/
Desierd833/
Deusier832/
Dessior831/
Descuir831/
Deshire831/
Deisier831/
Deisire831/
Deasier831/
Dedsire831/
Deesgir831/
Desoire830/
Deshoir830/
Dasir80770/
Decir80595/
Deser80362/
Dosir80351/
Desre80238/
Dezir8060/
Degir8051/
Disir8022/
Desyr8016/
Dejir808/
Dessaire7738/
Deishier772/
Desseire772/
Deissier772/
Doessier771/
Dessoire771/
Desairre771/
Deschier771/
Desierre771/
Desert732,572/
Dasair731,598/
Dieser731,109/
Deuser731,096/
Desear73810/
Dechir73782/
Dosier73640/
Deiser73598/
Desser73507/
Dezire73290/
Doeser73277/
Dashir73198/
Degier73176/
Desher73161/
Dezier73154/
Deiger73129/
Deseur7369/
Deißer7369/
Dassir7366/
Deeser7348/
Deaser7336/
Deajir7328/
Dejgir7326/
Deszer7317/
Désire7313/
Deseer7312/
Desere7311/
Dejoir7311/
Disire7310/
Dejair738/
Deejir737/
Doisir736/
Dhisir736/
Disier735/
Deijer735/
Dishir734/
Dasier734/
Dhasir734/
Desyre734/
Daisir734/
Dissir734/
Désier733/
Deizer733/
Decire733/
Dhosir732/
Deyser732/
Diezir731/
Detser731/
Desehr731/
Deshre731/
Decoir731/
Doshir731/
Decier731/
Descer731/
Deisre731/
Dehgir731/
Dedjir731/
Detgir731/
Dezgir731/
Dosair731/
Disair731/
Diecir731/
Dozeir730/
Deschaire712/
Dessert671,680/
Deisher67933/
Descher67605/
Dissire67420/
Deusser67247/
Deysher67227/
Dossier67221/
Deigert67183/
Dezaire67137/
Dassier67135/
Deicher67120/
Disiere6781/
Deisser6776/
Deserre6752/
Dessere6729/
Diesser6719/
Deszert6717/
Deijere6716/
Deceire6715/
Deziere6712/
Diesher678/
Doesher676/
Deicier675/
Dhoshir674/
De'gier674/
Dehzair673/
Daisair673/
Deysere673/
Deshert672/
Deitser672/
Deejitr672/
Dhashir671/
Digesre671/
Dishire671/
Disoire671/
Desserd671/
Dhisire671/
Derzier671/
Deseare671/
Deseert671/
Dozsier671/
Deetser671/
Dechire671/
Deuzuir671/
Deyjair671/
Dejszer671/
D'Heser671/
Desserz671/
Didsire671/
Dezeire671/
Dezhgir671/
Dezsert671/
Dhisisr671/
Desyrhe671/
Deysyre671/
Deizire671/
Deigger671/
Deciere671/
Deegird671/
Dhezire671/
Deasher670/
Daesher670/
Desseur670/
Degirre670/
Deusher670/
Dezuire670/
Dysairt670/
Doesser670/
Deesser670/
Deirzer670/
Dosseir670/
Dasheir670/
Deasert670/

Desir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Desir in the Oriya language
େଦଶିରedasira-
Desir in the Marathi language
डेसीरdesira-

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Footnotes

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