Desportes Surname

276,388th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,403 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Desportes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Desportes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,2791:51,9336,826
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Desportes Last Name Facts

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

Desportes is found most frequently in France. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Desportes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Desportes is the 276,388th most widely held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 5,194,259 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Desportes are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

Desportes is most common in France, where it is held by 1,279 people, or 1 in 51,933. In France Desportes is most frequent in: Île-de-France, where 21 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 16 percent live and Normandy, where 12 percent live. Apart from France it exists in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent live and Spain, where 1 percent live.

Desportes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Desportes has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 607 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Desportes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Desportes are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered with the party.

Desportes earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.87% less than the national average, earning $38,458 USD per year.

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