Desouza Surname

33,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,723 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Desouza Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Desouza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,4511:56,1866,700
Canada1,6551:22,2633,042
India1,3771:557,05527,341
Ghana1,1081:24,3872,946
England8761:63,6057,448
Togo7351:9,8612,446
Kuwait5211:7,2951,026
Brazil4801:445,98816,900
Jamaica4281:6,705821
Australia3481:77,5749,062
Uruguay2811:12,2131,370
France1601:415,14260,629
Singapore1031:53,4732,131
Zimbabwe1021:151,35519,214
Benin921:112,34412,545
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
Pakistan811:2,205,48020,341
New Zealand681:66,59310,133
Guyana671:11,3761,644
Nicaragua661:91,2291,815
Nigeria661:2,683,98186,518
Antigua and Barbuda621:1,600275
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
United Arab Emirates251:366,49122,886
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Senegal211:694,2542,585
Niger181:1,066,22323,213
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
United States Virgin Islands181:6,132931
Bermuda171:3,840587
Wales151:206,30213,003
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Oman111:335,2704,992
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Barbados91:31,9391,516
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Anguilla81:1,680152
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
China71:195,331,65210,124
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Belize51:71,0952,977
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Guinea41:2,958,4542,022
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Desouza (426) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
De'souza93312/
Dessouza9335/
Desouzat937/
D'Esouza935/
Desourza934/
Desouzas933/
Desouzza932/
Dedsouza931/
Deshouza931/
Desuza92383/
Desoza92302/
Dessouzah881/
Desousa867,049/
Disouza861,343/
Desouca86108/
Desoiza8699/
Desueza8692/
Desoyza8681/
Deseuza8642/
Desouja8621/
Desouze8621/
Desauza8617/
Desuzia868/
Dezouza866/
Desozah866/
Deesoza865/
Detsoza864/
Deshoza863/
Desuoza863/
Desuiza862/
Descuza862/
Desouzo862/
Desooza862/
Desoxza862/
Desioza861/
Desojza861/
Dejouza861/
Dísouza861/
Dessoza861/
De'soza861/
Decouza861/
Deesuza861/
Desosza861/
Desuuza861/
Deysoza861/
De'sousa8035/
Desouzey804/
Desouzer803/
Desousat803/
Desoussa802/
Dissouza802/
Desousoa801/
Dessousa801/
Disouzia801/
Disoza77674/
Desosa77280/
Disuza77179/
Desuze77170/
Desusa77148/
Desuja7775/
Desoja7737/
Dezuza777/
Desoca771/
Decoza771/
Desaza771/
Dezoza771/
Dessoussa752/
Dessoudja751/
Deseusa7187/
Desoisa7174/
Dechoza7149/
Desoysa7144/
Desoize7135/
Disouja7135/
Desouge7130/
Dezeuza7124/
Detsosa7123/
Disousa7122/
Disooza7110/
Disozha718/
Disauza717/
Desougi717/
Dezousa714/
Di'soza714/
Dishoza714/
Dizouza714/
Detsusa714/
Deesoja713/
Deshaza713/
Desouse713/
Desosia712/
Deisaza712/
Disuoza712/
Disuzza712/
Desouce712/
Desorzi712/
Dissoza712/
Desorze712/
Dishuza711/
Disojza711/
Dicouza711/
Deshuja711/
Desocia711/
Desojaj711/
Desooze711/
Desousy711/
Deesusa711/
Tdesusa711/
Deceuza711/
Desoosa711/
Desuesa711/
Desgosa711/
Dezozha711/
Diesosa711/
Disohza711/
Disouze711/
Deshozo710/
Deshuzo710/
Desoucey6721/
Dessougi6710/
Deseuzes679/
Deesoosa674/
Desseusa674/
Dessossa672/
Deshuzer671/
Desoucio671/
Desozier671/
Dechousa671/
Detchoza671/
Dessouse671/
Desouser671/
Deshouse670/

Desouza Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Desouza in the Oriya language
େଡେସୗଜାedesaja-
Desouza in the Marathi language
डीसोज़ाdisoza-
Desouza in the Hindi language
डिसूजाdisuja50
डीसोजाdisoja50
Desouza in the Russian language
Десоузаdesouza-

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