Desiree Surname
Approximately 1,728 people bear this surname
Desiree Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'desirable' in French.
Desiree Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 963 | 1:14,114 | 1,774 |
| France | 379 | 1:175,258 | 27,289 |
| Dominican Republic | 108 | 1:96,601 | 4,209 |
| Cameroon | 79 | 1:262,900 | 25,427 |
| Indonesia | 60 | 1:2,204,153 | 134,948 |
| Ivory Coast | 36 | 1:640,868 | 18,598 |
| Dominica | 32 | 1:2,372 | 341 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Desirée (1) & Désirée (1) are calculated separately.
Desiree (174,724) may also be a first name.
Desiree Surname Meaning
Desiree Demographics
Desiree Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Desiree Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Desiree Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Desiree (Arabic: دزيرى, Marathi: डेसीरी) occurs most in Chad. It may also be found as: Desirée or Désirée. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Desiree? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 233,413th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,217,330 people. The surname Desiree is mostly found in Africa, where 65 percent of Desiree live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Chadic Africa. Desiree is also the 6,016th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 174,724 people.
The surname Desiree is most numerous in Chad, where it is held by 963 people, or 1 in 14,114. Beside Chad this last name exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in France, where 22 percent live and The Dominican Republic, where 6 percent live.
Desiree Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Desiree last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
Desiree Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Desiree in the Marathi language | ||
| डेसीरी | desiri | 62.5 |
| देसीरी | desiri | 12.5 |
| डेिझरे | deijhare | 12.5 |
| डेझीरे | dejhire | 12.5 |
| Desiree in the Arabic language | ||
| دزيرى | dzyry | - |
| سيريه | syryh | - |
| دزيري | dzyry | - |
| ديزيرى | dyzyry | - |
| ديزيري | dyzyry | - |
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Footnotes
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