Desousa Surname

70,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,049 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Desousa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Desousa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,1891:86,5269,767
Canada1,5761:23,3793,181
France4891:135,83420,782
England1751:318,38923,763
Australia1481:182,40318,373
Portugal1131:92,1974,545
Brazil1021:2,098,76866,021
India721:10,653,686201,049
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Bermuda221:2,967463
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Qatar61:393,00055,922
São Tomé and Príncipe51:35,4851,708
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Swaziland41:324,550996
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Desousa (38) may also be a first name.

Desousa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Desousa (Russian: Дэсоуса) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Desousa.

How Common Is The Last Name Desousa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Desousa is the 70,171st most frequently held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,033,841 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Desousa reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 74 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,662,754th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 38 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 4,189 people, or 1 in 86,526. In The United States Desousa is primarily concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 25 percent live, New York, where 11 percent live and Florida, where 10 percent live. Outside of The United States Desousa occurs in 58 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 22 percent live and France, where 7 percent live.

Desousa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Desousa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Desousa surname expanded 104,725 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Desousa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Desousa last name are 43.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.91% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Desousa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 51.68% less than the national average, earning R 114,828 per year; in Colombia they earn 18.9% less than the national average, earning $18,411,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.77% more than the national average, earning $45,637 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.92% more than the national average, earning $57,098 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
De'sousa9335/
Desousat933/
Desoussa932/
Desousoa931/
Dessousa931/
Desosa92280/
Desusa92148/
Dessoussa882/
Desouza8615,723/
Desouca86108/
Deseusa8687/
Desoisa8674/
Desoysa8644/
Detsosa8623/
Disousa8622/
Desouja8621/
Dezousa864/
Detsusa864/
Descusa863/
Desouse863/
Desosia862/
Desousy861/
Deesusa861/
Tdesusa861/
Desoosa861/
Desosza861/
Desuesa861/
Desgosa861/
Diesosa861/
De'souza80312/
Dessouza8035/
Desouzat807/
D'Esouza805/
Deesoosa804/
Desourza804/
Desseusa804/
Desouzas803/
Desouzza802/
Dessossa802/
Dedsouza801/
Dechousa801/
Dessouse801/
Deshouza801/
Desouser801/
Deshouse800/
Desuza77383/
Desoza77302/
Disosa77274/
Desuja7775/
Disusa7759/
Decosa7746/
Desoja7737/
Dezosa7732/
Desuse775/
Dezusa775/
Desoso774/
Desasa774/
Desosi773/
Desoca771/
Dejosa771/
Dejusa771/
Desosy771/
Desouches75638/
Decoussau7530/
Dessouces7527/
Desaussay753/
Diezsossa752/
Dessoudja751/
Dessouzah751/
Dessousey750/
Disoosa711,701/
Disouza711,343/
Dechosa711,246/
Dezoysa71768/
Desoiza7199/
Desueza7192/
Desoyza7181/
Decossa7179/
Dessaso7175/
Dejusay7170/
Dechusa7164/
Deseuza7142/
Disouja7135/
Degiosa7128/
Desoucy7124/
Desouze7121/
Ditsosa7118/
Desauza7117/
Desuzia718/
Dezouza716/
Desozah716/
Deesoza715/
Detsoza714/
Deshoza713/
Deesoja713/
Disussa713/
Desuoza713/
Desusco713/
Desosio713/
Desuiza712/
Descuza712/
Desouce712/
Desouzo712/
Diceusa712/
Detsoso712/
Ditsusa712/
Desooza712/
Desoxza712/
Diseusa712/
Disausa711/
Disosaa711/
Disosha711/
Dissosa711/
Dissusa711/
Disusha711/
Desuser711/
Deshouches711/
Deshuja711/
Desioza711/
Desocia711/
Desojaj711/
Desojza711/
Dejouza711/
Dejozsa711/
Desasha711/
Desaysa711/
Dísouza711/
Dessoza711/
Dejusos711/
De'soza711/
Deacosa711/
Deacusa711/
Deciosa711/
Decouza711/
Deesuza711/
Decassa711/
Desuuza711/
Dessasa711/
Dessousses711/
Desiosi711/
Descasa711/
Deysoza711/
Dezsosi711/
Desojos711/
Deshasa710/
Dessose710/
Dechassa678,864/
Desouche67342/
Dechosat67149/
Disotsai67123/
Dessaucy6778/
Detchosa6757/
Dessauce6755/
Dessasau6740/
Desoucey6721/
Deshusse6711/
Desausoi679/
Dessuise678/
Dessouce677/
Deschaussay674/
Desouzey674/
Disoossa674/
Dessachy674/
Desoches673/
Dessusie673/
Deasuseault672/
Dissouza672/
Desuisse671/
Dhisoosa671/
Desayose671/
Deshauso671/
Desoscio671/
Desosier671/
Desoucio671/
Decousey671/
Dechouse671/
Deichosa671/
Dechosad671/
Dechosaz671/
Desossez671/
Dessaise671/
Dessause671/
Deschousheh671/
Dischosa671/
Disiosia671/
Disouzia671/
Dezoyisa671/
Descosio671/
Deseesai671/
Desosset670/
Desauser670/

Desousa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Desousa in the Russian language
Дэсоусаdesousa-

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