Desmore Surname

689,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 429 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Desmore Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Desmore Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2441:222,04023,223
United States1791:2,024,910129,652
England21:27,859,030389,889
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Desmore (65) may also be a first name.

Desmore Last Name Facts

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

Desmore is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Desmore? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 689,921st most frequently occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,987,287 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 57 percent of Desmore are found; 57 percent are found in Southern Africa and 57 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,212,820th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 65 people.

The surname Desmore is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 244 people, or 1 in 222,040. In South Africa Desmore is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 71 percent are found, Gauteng, where 15 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 6 percent are found. Besides South Africa Desmore is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 42 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Desmore Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Desmore has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Desmore last name rose 358 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Desmore Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Desmore surname is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Desmore surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.55% registered with the party.

The amount Desmore earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.2% more than the national average, earning R 383,076 per year and in United States they earn 18.16% less than the national average, earning $35,313 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dessmore930/
Deusmore930/
Desmoure930/
Demore922,814/
Desmor922/
Desmoures8839/
Desmoires8829/
Desmorest888/
Dismore86829/
Demoret86368/
Desmare86175/
Demoore86131/
Demoure8680/
Desmure8636/
Demoree8635/
Demorge8629/
Demores8624/
Deamore8623/
Detmore8622/
Demorre8621/
Demorez8618/
Demoire8614/
Demorie8611/
Demorey868/
Desmora866/
Desmord864/
Demorea862/
Deemore861/
Dehmore861/
Desmory861/
Demmore860/
Desmour860/
Dasmore860/
Deymore860/
Demor83227/
Demorest801,194/
Desmares801,093/
Desmaret80522/
Desmarez80387/
Demoures80244/
Dissmore80230/
Desmeure80132/
Demorett80107/
Desmarie8072/
Desmures8065/
Dettmore8037/
Desmoort8031/
Deamores8016/
Dethmore8015/
Demouret8014/
Demorets8013/
Desmarey8013/
Desmerie8012/
Desmarre8010/
Desmaree803/
Demoreis801/
Demoresp801/
Demoretz801/
Demorreh801/
Deatmore801/
Daysmore801/
Decmoure801/
Desmarée801/
Deesmere801/
Duismore800/
Deitmore800/
Dishmore800/
Demoress800/
Demare772,444/
Demory772,439/
Demori771,544/
Demoor771,489/
Demora77519/
Demour77385/
Deemor77264/
Demort7776/
Desmar7754/
Dimore7742/
Demord7729/
Dymore7722/
Deamor7713/
Demoir775/
Demorh773/
Demoré773/
Demmor771/
Demorz771/
Diemor770/
Detmor770/
Demohr770/
Dismor770/
Desmarest751,607/
Desmarets75998/
Desmaretz75735/
Demorrett7536/
Desmeures7536/
Desmareth7520/
Desmarres7517/
Desmorais756/
Deamorest753/
Desmourés752/
Demmorest751/
Deesmoriz751/
Desmarret751/
Desmaures751/
Desmurets751/
Duissmore750/
Demaret716,128/
Demaree712,481/
Demeure712,413/
Ditmore711,153/
Demarez711,152/
Demoura71891/
Dhemare71859/
Demarie71840/
Demarre71445/
Demares71369/
Demarey71215/
Demoury71190/
Demouri71145/
Demaure71125/
Desmeri71122/
Desmara71101/
Desmery7199/
Desmard7197/
Demoray7175/
Demarea7171/
Dismorr7154/
Deusmar7143/
Demarze7135/
Demorra7127/
Dimoree7117/
Diemory7116/
Demorit7114/
Demoris7113/
Desmaré7113/
Desmary7112/
Desmeur7111/
Desmari719/
Diesmar719/
Deamour718/
Demarée718/
Demorio714/
Demorys713/
Demarge713/
Deamora713/
Dhimore712/
Dimmore712/
Desmart712/
Dimoure712/
Demared712/
Demorai712/
Doimore711/
Dimoore711/
Deymour711/
Deemori711/
Deemory711/
Demoora711/
Demortt711/
Demoruy711/
Demorzi711/
Dazmore711/
Demoriz711/
Demmour711/
De'mare711/
Demoiri711/
Demoíra711/
Dematre711/
Dessmar711/
Demorri711/
Desmaresth711/
Deimora711/
Demarer710/
Dizmore710/
Daymore710/
Demarest676,069/
Demar672,817/
Desmaris671,617/
Dehmareh67494/
Demorais67277/
Demarets67212/
Dimor67159/
Dittmore67134/
Dhemmare6796/
Demeurie6795/
Demorris6769/
Demarrez6741/
Demarree6739/
Demauret6727/
Demarret6727/
Desmarès6721/
Demaurez6715/
Demeurre6713/
Deymarie6712/
Demarett677/
Demarzie676/
Demaurey676/
Deshmuri675/
Desmarai675/
Demoraij674/
Dymor674/
Demmoura674/
Desmmery673/
Demaresp672/
Demarrie672/
Demoritt672/
Desmerry672/
Deimoura672/
Dehmoori672/
Demoiris672/
Demaurre672/
Ditmoore671/
Dheemare671/
Daizmore671/
Demarees671/
Demariea671/
Demarrea671/
Dematree671/
Demooris671/
Demorrio671/
Dymorets671/
Djmor671/
Deimorai671/
De'marre671/
Desmarth671/
Demmorri671/
Desmarreetz671/
Demorist670/
Dismourr670/
Demorois670/
Demarres670/
Demaresh670/
Demaress670/
Dithmore670/
Demareit670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Desmore
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