Desouza Surname
Approximately 15,723 people bear this surname
Desouza Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,451 | 1:56,186 | 6,700 |
| Canada | 1,655 | 1:22,263 | 3,042 |
| India | 1,377 | 1:557,055 | 27,341 |
| Ghana | 1,108 | 1:24,387 | 2,946 |
| England | 876 | 1:63,605 | 7,448 |
| Togo | 735 | 1:9,861 | 2,446 |
| Kuwait | 521 | 1:7,295 | 1,026 |
| Brazil | 480 | 1:445,988 | 16,900 |
| Jamaica | 428 | 1:6,705 | 821 |
| Australia | 348 | 1:77,574 | 9,062 |
| Uruguay | 281 | 1:12,213 | 1,370 |
| France | 160 | 1:415,142 | 60,629 |
| Singapore | 103 | 1:53,473 | 2,131 |
| Zimbabwe | 102 | 1:151,355 | 19,214 |
| Benin | 92 | 1:112,344 | 12,545 |
| Bahrain | 88 | 1:15,325 | 3,085 |
| Pakistan | 81 | 1:2,205,480 | 20,341 |
| New Zealand | 68 | 1:66,593 | 10,133 |
| Guyana | 67 | 1:11,376 | 1,644 |
| Nicaragua | 66 | 1:91,229 | 1,815 |
| Nigeria | 66 | 1:2,683,981 | 86,518 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 62 | 1:1,600 | 275 |
| South Africa | 38 | 1:1,425,729 | 75,291 |
| United Arab Emirates | 25 | 1:366,491 | 22,886 |
| Malaysia | 23 | 1:1,282,358 | 54,976 |
| Scotland | 22 | 1:243,355 | 12,191 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Senegal | 21 | 1:694,254 | 2,585 |
| Niger | 18 | 1:1,066,223 | 23,213 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 18 | 1:6,132 | 931 |
| Bermuda | 17 | 1:3,840 | 587 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:206,302 | 13,003 |
| Northern Ireland | 13 | 1:141,926 | 7,751 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Oman | 11 | 1:335,270 | 4,992 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| Barbados | 9 | 1:31,939 | 1,516 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Anguilla | 8 | 1:1,680 | 152 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Belize | 5 | 1:71,095 | 2,977 |
| Ivory Coast | 5 | 1:4,614,246 | 51,139 |
| Azerbaijan | 4 | 1:2,412,280 | 25,948 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Guinea | 4 | 1:2,958,454 | 2,022 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Congo | 3 | 1:1,663,032 | 27,638 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Desouza (426) may also be a first name.
Desouza Demographics
Average Male Desouza Height
174.1 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Desouza Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Desouza Come From? nationality or country of origin
Desouza (Hindi: डिसूजा, Marathi: डीसोज़ा, Oriya: େଡେସୗଜା, Russian: Десоуза) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Desouza? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 33,751st most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 463,496 people. Desouza is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Desouza reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 416,125th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 426 people.
It is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 6,451 people, or 1 in 56,186. In The United States Desouza is mostly concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 15 percent reside, Florida, where 15 percent reside and New York, where 14 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 114 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 11 percent reside and India, where 9 percent reside.
Desouza Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Desouza has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Desouza last name increased 58,645 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 43,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Desouza Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Desouza are 41.4% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.63% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Desouza earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 46.42% less than the national average, earning R 127,320 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.28% less than the national average, earning $21,958,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.05% more than the national average, earning $45,327 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.45% more than the national average, earning $61,832 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Desouza Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Desouza in the Oriya language | ||
| େଡେସୗଜା | edesaja | - |
| Desouza in the Marathi language | ||
| डीसोज़ा | disoza | - |
| Desouza in the Hindi language | ||
| डिसूजा | disuja | 50 |
| डीसोजा | disoja | 50 |
| Desouza in the Russian language | ||
| Десоуза | desouza | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Desouza
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis