Despair Surname
Approximately 305 people bear this surname
Despair Surname Definition:
DESPAIR: "Richard Despair, a poor man buried." Par. Reg., East Grinstead, Sussex, 1726. Probably a corruption of the French family name Despard.
Despair Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 303 | 1:334,120 | 45,771 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
Despair Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
DESPAIR: "Richard Despair, a poor man buried." Par. Reg., East Grinstead, Sussex, 1726. Probably a corruption of the French family name Despard.
Despair Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Despair Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Despair (Russian: Деспаир) is more commonly found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Despair? popularity and diffusion
The last name Despair is the 883,255th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 23,893,593 people. Despair is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Despair reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 99 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.
The last name is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 303 people, or 1 in 334,120. In The Philippines it is most common in: Western Visayas, where 92 percent are found, National Capital Region, where 6 percent are found and Calabarzon, where 1 percent are found. Aside from The Philippines it is found in one country. It is also found in Israel, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Despair Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Despair in the Russian language | ||
| Деспаир | despair | - |
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