Desmund Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Georgia

Desmund Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Desmund Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Desmund (201) may also be a first name.

Desmund Last Name Facts

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

The surname Desmund is found most in Tanzania. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Desmund? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,812,366th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Desmund live; 55 percent live in East Africa and 45 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Desmund is also the 639,077th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 201 people.

The last name Desmund is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 10,588,323. In Tanzania it is mostly concentrated in: Mtwara Region, where 80 percent are found and Arusha Region, where 20 percent are found. Beside Tanzania this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 18 percent are found and Georgia, where 9 percent are found.

Desmund Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Desmund has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Desmund last name fell 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Desmound937/
Deshmund931/
Demund92176/
Desmun921/
Desmond8627,513/
Deimund86170/
Deymund8648/
Demunds862/
Demound861/
Dezmund861/
Desmoun861/
Demun83207/
Deismond8014/
Deimundt808/
D'esmond806/
Deymundt805/
Desmondt804/
Dejmundt802/
Deesmond802/
Deasmond801/
Diesmond801/
Desmondd801/
Desmonnd801/
Ddesmond801/
Dessmond800/
Desmmond800/
Desmount800/
Demond771,538/
Desmon77393/
Detmun77152/
Demunn77145/
Deemun7791/
Demung7771/
Diemun7753/
Demunt7721/
Demunk7715/
Demoun777/
Dismun777/
Demune774/
Dymund773/
Demhun771/
Desmum771/
Demaun771/
Demeun771/
Demutn770/
Dehesmond753/
D'Eysmond751/
Demunck71505/
Desmont71262/
Diemond71159/
Demmoun71136/
Dismond71105/
Demmond7166/
Deamond7164/
Dezmond7157/
Deymunt7137/
Deymond7116/
Demuynk718/
Dajmund718/
Deimunt714/
Dehmoun714/
Deimond712/
Demoune712/
Demunts711/
Demaung711/
Demondt711/
Deimoun711/
Dejmunt711/
Dessmon711/
Dehmond711/
Demuync711/
Demungh711/
Demeunn711/
Demaune711/
Demount711/
Dicmund710/
Daymund710/
Dishmun710/
Demon6716,791/
Dimun67876/
Dishmond67193/
Dymun6737/
Dímun6720/
Demuinck6720/
Dehmoune678/
Demuhina676/
Dismount672/
Deemaung671/
Demounte671/
Decmount671/
Daysmond671/
Dehemoun671/
Diemondt671/
Dessmonn670/
Demuchen670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Desmund
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