Desprez Surname

73,777th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,668 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Desprez Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'from the fields'.

Desprez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France6,0291:11,0171,082
Belgium2261:50,8708,310
United States2041:1,776,759116,838
New Caledonia731:3,784630
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
England141:3,979,861125,553
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Desprez Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'from the fields'.

- serenadpz

Desprez Last Name Facts

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

Desprez occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Desprez? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 73,777th most frequently held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,092,913 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Desprez reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Desprez is most numerous in France, where it is carried by 6,029 people, or 1 in 11,017. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 34 percent live, Île-de-France, where 17 percent live and Normandy, where 9 percent live. Besides France it occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Desprez Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Desprez has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Desprez surname increased 2,550 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 7 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Desprez Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Desprez last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Desprez earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 135.95% more than the national average, earning 816,585 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.57% more than the national average, earning $45,984 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.86% less than the national average, earning $46,274 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Despretz93809/
Despriez931/
Despreez931/
Deprez9213,600/
Despre92252/
Despres869,569/
Depretz86465/
Despret86452/
Desprey8678/
Dasprez8636/
Depriez8623/
Despred8610/
Despree863/
Depreez862/
Despriz861/
Desprea861/
De'prez861/
Desprie861/
Depre831,573/
Desprets80266/
Desprees803/
Desprett801/
Desppres801/
Despries800/
Depret772,616/
Deprey771,143/
Depree771,011/
Depres77553/
Déprez7764/
Diepre7752/
Deprie7728/
Deprée7714/
Despré7713/
Diprez776/
Despri773/
Deupre773/
Depréz772/
Dispre771/
Depreu771/
Deprer771/
Despry771/
Depriz771/
Dehpre771/
Deppre770/
Despreauy751/
Deupree71751/
Deprest71267/
Després71223/
Deprets7165/
Daspres7152/
Despray7146/
Deuprey7133/
Desprès7118/
Depress7113/
Deepree7111/
Despris7110/
Deprise716/
Desprit714/
Depreys714/
Depries713/
Deprice712/
Deypere711/
Déspres711/
Deprees711/
Depreis711/
Deppret711/
Deupres710/
Deuprie710/
Deprrey710/
Dipre673,359/
Depra671,658/
Depri67718/
Depré67483/
Depry67216/
Depreist6736/
Deprá6723/
Dypre6721/
Depreast6719/
Desprois679/
D'Esprit676/
Deprè672/
Deprê671/
Depresse671/
Depreece670/
Depreest670/
Depreise670/
Deprease670/
Deproise670/

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