Despont Surname

401,796th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 874 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Despont Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Despont Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland6661:12,3322,040
France1861:357,11153,432
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Despont Last Name Facts

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

The surname Despont is held by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Despont? popularity and diffusion

Despont is the 401,796th most commonly used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 8,338,153 people. Despont is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Despont are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Switzerland, where it is borne by 666 people, or 1 in 12,332. In Switzerland it is mostly concentrated in: Canton of Vaud, where 71 percent are found, Canton of Fribourg, where 16 percent are found and Canton of Bern, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Switzerland Despont exists in 8 countries. It is also common in France, where 21 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Despont Last Name Statistics demography

Despont earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 22.31% less than the national average, earning $38,599 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Desponts93349/
Desponte9345/
Despoint934/
Depont92860/
Despon920/
Despointe883/
Despoints880/
Deponte861,133/
Depondt86301/
Despond86160/
Dezpont86121/
Depoint8680/
Deepont862/
Despong861/
Depuont861/
Deupont860/
Depon83384/
Desponds80594/
Depointe8019/
Deaponte804/
Despante804/
Deshpong804/
Despotin802/
Despoine802/
Despantz801/
De'ponte801/
Depond77838/
Despan77222/
Depone77180/
Detpon7775/
Depong7741/
Deepon7734/
Dipont7727/
Dejpon7723/
Deppon774/
Dépont774/
Deponc771/
Deypon771/
Deapon771/
Depant771/
Despom771/
Deupon770/
Depotente751/
Depante71485/
Detpong71200/
Deepoon71160/
Despang7175/
Detphon7173/
Deppong7169/
Diponte7130/
Deepong716/
Dechpon716/
Dejpong714/
Deephon714/
Dephone714/
Deuphon713/
Despane713/
Despand712/
Deepant711/
Dejpant711/
Dispong711/
Deponds711/
Deapoin711/
Dippont711/
Dephant711/
Despaun710/
Dipon672,825/
Despagne67670/
Depan67465/
Dechpong67191/
Dypon6748/
Detphong6744/
Deshpane6740/
Deshpand6720/
Despatin6720/
Dechphon676/
Deschpan674/
Deephoon674/
Dephante672/
Desphane672/
Daiponte671/
Deatpong671/
Depom671/
Dejpoung671/
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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  • 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 Despont
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