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) is carried by more people in Chad than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Desirée or Désirée. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Desiree? popularity and diffusion
It is the 233,413th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,217,330 people. The surname 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 frequent first name in the world, held by 174,724 people.
Desiree is most frequently used in Chad, where it is borne by 963 people, or 1 in 14,114. Other than Chad this surname occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in France, where 22 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 6 percent reside.
Desiree Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly 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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