Desmarais Surname

34,282nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,463 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Desmarais Surname User-submission:

This French surname was given to people who used to work in swamps.

Desmarais Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada8,5631:4,303586
United States5,3601:67,6237,870
France9321:71,2699,936
Mauritius2871:4,507901
South Africa701:773,96753,253
Haiti521:205,4607,764
England451:1,238,17956,985
Australia431:627,80744,139
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1011:497,21535,030

Desmarais (17) may also be a first name.

Desmarais Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This French surname was given to people who used to work in swamps.

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Desmarais Last Name Facts

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

The last name Desmarais occurs most in Canada. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Desmarais? popularity and diffusion

The last name Desmarais is the 34,282nd most commonly used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 471,289 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Desmarais live; 88 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Gallo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most widespread first name on earth, held by 17 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Canada, where it is carried by 8,563 people, or 1 in 4,303. In Canada Desmarais is primarily found in: Quebec, where 79 percent reside, Ontario, where 10 percent reside and Alberta, where 4 percent reside. Beside Canada this last name is found in 40 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent reside and France, where 6 percent reside.

Desmarais Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Desmarais has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 5,307 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Desmarais Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Desmarais surname are 13.25% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.48% being registered with the political party.

The amount Desmarais earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 167.51% more than the national average, earning R 635,700 per year; in United States they earn 6.78% more than the national average, earning $46,075 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.25% less than the national average, earning $43,598 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Desmarrais958/
Desmairais954/
Demarais941,865/
Desmaris941,617/
Desmaras9471/
Desmarai945/
Demarrais89170/
Desmaries89121/
Desmorais896/
Deamarais893/
Demaraies893/
Desmarhis892/
Demairais891/
Demmarais891/
Desmarios891/
Desmarise891/
Desmariss891/
Desmarris891/
Desmerais891/
Desmaeris891/
Deusmaris891/
Desmaraio890/
Demaraist890/
Demaris881,130/
Desmara88101/
Demaras8867/
Desmari889/
Demarai881/
D'Demarais841/
Desmares821,093/
Demorais82277/
Demarois82119/
Desmarie8272/
Demaraes8253/
Desmoras8231/
Demaries8228/
Demauras8222/
Desmarès8221/
Demarris829/
Demarras827/
Demarios826/
Dimarais826/
Démarais826/
Demarast825/
Demmarai823/
Desmarat823/
Desmeris823/
Dematris823/
Demarash822/
Demarish821/
Demarzis821/
Demaraia821/
Desmarás821/
Deumaris821/
Demarist820/
Demaruis820/
Demara801,122/
Demari801,017/
Desmarest781,607/
Desmarets78998/
Desmaires7819/
Desmarres7817/
Demarasse7814/
Demeatris785/
Desmarath785/
Dhemaraji784/
Deimorais782/
Desmereis781/
Demarishe781/
Demarisse781/
Desmaraut781/
Desmaures781/
Demario751,247/
Demarie75840/
Demaray75832/
Demares75369/
Dimaras75317/
Desmare75175/
Demarah75128/
Dismari7594/
Demarea7571/
Dejmari7569/
Dimaris7566/
Demarzi7560/
Deimari7560/
Demauri7553/
Demarra7537/
Demoras7532/
Demaura7526/
Dismara7521/
Demariy7519/
Deamara7519/
Demaira7514/
Demairi7513/
Demoris7513/
Desmaré7513/
Desmary7512/
Deumara759/
Deemari758/
Desmora756/
Dehmari755/
Dezmari754/
Demmara753/
Dematra752/
Deimara752/
Demarat752/
Demorai752/
Demarii751/
Demariz751/
Demarri751/
Dematri751/
Deamari751/
Demarit751/
Demarái751/
Demarìa751/
Dimarai751/
Deymari751/
Demarhi751/
Demarid750/
Demmoraais741/
Desmaresth741/
Desmearets740/
Demarest716,069/
Desmaret71522/
Desmarez71387/
Demoraes71367/
Demaraye71299/
Demarets71212/
Diomaris7186/
Demorris7169/
Daimarai7159/
Desmorat7142/
Dematraz7139/
Dimaraes7131/
Doimarai7120/
Deamario7120/
Demorise7120/
Desmarey7113/
Deymarie7112/
Desmarre7110/
Dhimarai719/
Demaurie719/
Demarzie716/
Demoraij714/
Demarese713/
Desmaree713/
Demorast712/
Demarach712/
Demaresp712/
Demarrie712/
Demariya712/
Demaraya712/
Demoiris712/
Demarice711/
Diosmari711/
Dimaraiy711/
Demarath711/
Demarees711/
Demariea711/
Demaritt711/
Demarray711/
Demarrea711/
Demaurio711/
Demauroi711/
Demooris711/
Demoreis711/
Demarães711/
Deimorai711/
Demaraut711/
Demauray711/
Desmarée711/
Dimgarai711/
Dismarae711/
Dismoras711/
Demarrio711/
Daimaris710/
Demeatri710/
Demarrah710/
Demorist710/
Demeares710/
Demorois710/
Demarres710/
Demaresh710/
Demaress710/
Demmarra710/
Demaires710/
Demareit710/
Dimara674,919/
Demare672,444/
Demori671,544/
Dimari671,346/
Demary671,292/
Desmaretz67735/
Demora67519/
Dymara67109/
Demaré67108/
Desmargez6749/
Desmoures6739/
Desmeures6736/
Desmoires6729/
Desmaroux6725/
Desmareth6720/
Demmaraya6719/
Demaurice6710/
Dymari6710/
Desmorest678/
Desmaitre678/
Dhimmarai676/
Demaraujo676/
Dhemariya675/
Dhimmaris674/
Dhimmaras673/
Desmourés672/
D'Emarese672/
Demarrest671/
Demearest671/
Deesmoriz671/
Demooraes671/
Demouraes671/
Demóra671/
Desmarret671/
Dhimaraai671/
Demmoraes671/
Demmarest670/
Demmorris670/

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