Desjours Surname

802,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Desjours Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Desjours Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3421:194,21830,213
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
England11:55,718,059489,080
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211

Desjours Last Name Facts

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

The surname Desjours is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Desjours? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 802,733rd most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 20,881,220 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Desjours are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Desjours is most commonly occurring in France, where it is borne by 342 people, or 1 in 194,218. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 34 percent live, Île-de-France, where 30 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 22 percent live. Without taking into account France it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent live and Haiti, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dejours93183/
Descours882,047/
Deshours8844/
Deseours880/
Desors864/
Dejors861/
Desurs860/
Deshors80800/
Desjars80190/
Decours80173/
Dessors8054/
Descors8021/
Desource752/
Deshoers751/
Desoyers751/
Dejowers751/
Dessource71213/
Decors7198/
Dezors718/
Desars712/
Decurs710/
Discors6767/
Diseurs6757/
Dessars6751/
Desears6726/
Dezhors6715/
Descars673/
Desorze672/
Dezorse672/
Dejaars671/
Dicours671/
Décours671/
Dezeors670/
Desyers670/

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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 Desjours
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