Despond Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Despond Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Despond Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1281:64,1637,867
France141:4,744,480251,814
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Despond Last Name Facts

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

The surname Despond is more commonly found in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Despond? popularity and diffusion

The surname Despond is the 1,374,607th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 45,547,162 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Despond reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 88 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Despond is most frequently used in Switzerland, where it is carried by 128 people, or 1 in 64,163. In Switzerland Despond is primarily concentrated in: Canton of Fribourg, where 52 percent live, Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 25 percent live and Canton of Vaud, where 21 percent live. Beside Switzerland this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in France, where 9 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Despond Last Name Statistics demography

Despond earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 6.85% more than the national average, earning $53,084 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Desponds93594/
Depond92838/
Despon920/
Despont86874/
Depondt86301/
Despand862/
Deponds861/
Despong861/
Depon83384/
Desponts80349/
Desponte8045/
Deshpand8020/
Despoint804/
Deshpong804/
Despotin802/
Despoine802/
Depont77860/
Despan77222/
Depone77180/
Detpon7775/
Depong7741/
Deepon7734/
Dejpon7723/
Deppon774/
Dipond772/
Despom771/
Deypon771/
Deponc771/
Deapon771/
Dépond771/
Deupon770/
Despointe753/
Deachpond751/
Deshpandh751/
Despoints750/
Deponte711,133/
Detpong71200/
Deepoon71160/
Dezpont71121/
Depoint7180/
Despang7175/
Detphon7173/
Deppong7169/
Deepand717/
Dechpon716/
Deepong716/
Dephone714/
Deephon714/
Dejpong714/
Deuphon713/
Despane713/
Deepont712/
Deapoin711/
Depuont711/
Dispong711/
Deupont710/
Despaun710/
Dipon672,825/
Despagne67670/
Depan67465/
Dechpong67191/
Dypon6748/
Detphong6744/
Deshpane6740/
Despatin6720/
Depointe6719/
Dechphon676/
Dasspand676/
Deschpan674/
Deephoon674/
Despante674/
Deaponte674/
Desphane672/
Deatpong671/
Dejpoung671/
Depom671/
Despantz671/
De'ponte671/
Depongne671/
Despasin671/
Dejphong671/
Desspane670/

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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 Despond
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