Dessaints Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Dessaints Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dessaints Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1001:664,22785,408
Canada381:969,62173,252
United States381:9,538,393399,091
India91:85,229,487684,495
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Dessaints Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dessaints occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Dessaints click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dessaints? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,235,409th most frequently held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. The last name Dessaints occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Dessaints are found; 53 percent are found in Western Europe and 53 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

Dessaints is most numerous in France, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 664,227. In France it is most numerous in: Île-de-France, where 83 percent are found, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 11 percent are found and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 2 percent are found. Barring France it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Dessaints Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dessaints has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dessaints surname increased 3,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dessaints Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Dessaints earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.04% less than the national average, earning $38,817 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.22% less than the national average, earning $35,662 CAD 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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  • 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 Dessaints
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