Despaw Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Despaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Despaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States871:4,166,195223,594
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Despaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Despaw is most common in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Despaw? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,007,164th most widely held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Despaw reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 4,166,195. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 76 percent reside, Florida, where 10 percent reside and Texas, where 6 percent reside.

Despaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Despaw has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Despaw surname increased 1,088 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Despaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Despaw surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Despaw earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.81% less than the national average, earning $38,055 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Depaw9111/
Depauw833,806/
Despova7771/
Depeauw777/
Depow7388/
Depav7374/
Dipaw734/
Depouw67104/
Depova6772/
Despov6769/
Depabh673/
Depeuw672/
Depowa671/
Depavth623/
Deppafh621/
Deppaff621/
Depov5541/
Dipab554/
Depof551/
Dipav551/
Dipova50109/
Depofe503/
Dypova501/

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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 Despaw
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