Desmars Surname

387,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 915 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Desmars Surname User-submission:

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

Desmars Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France8931:74,38210,410
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Desmars Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

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Desmars Last Name Facts

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

Desmars is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Desmars.

How Common Is The Last Name Desmars? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 387,740th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,964,531 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Desmars reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

It is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 893 people, or 1 in 74,382. In France it is most numerous in: Pays de la Loire, where 65 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 7 percent reside and Brittany, where 7 percent reside. Apart from France this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent reside and Tunisia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Desmairs931/
Demars927,183/
Demarsh86692/
Demarse86439/
Demears8618/
Desmers8615/
Demarst866/
Detmars862/
Desmors862/
De'mars861/
Demarzs861/
Demmars860/
Demarrs860/
Desmeurs80144/
Demarshe802/
Desmarch801/
Demairst800/
Demharss800/
Dimars773/
Dymars772/
Demors771/
Demarsche7515/
Desmarche750/
Ditmars71870/
Demarch71769/
Demarce71475/
Demeurs71111/
Demoors7163/
Demorse7145/
Demours7137/
Demorst7135/
Demarze7135/
Dhimars716/
Dimarsh711/
Demorss711/
Diemors710/
Demarche671,081/
Dittmars671/
Demearch670/
Ditmarse670/
Ditmarsch6365/
Dimarch5737/
Ditmors570/
Dimorsh570/
Dimarche532/
Démarche531/

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