Desterke Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Desterke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Desterke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium421:273,73032,801
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
France141:4,744,480251,814
United States111:32,950,812797,015

Desterke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Desterke is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Desterke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Desterke is the 2,091,648th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. The surname Desterke occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Desterke are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 35 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 273,730. In Belgium Desterke is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 67 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 33 percent reside. Other than Belgium this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 17 percent reside and France, where 17 percent reside.

Desterke Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Desterke earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 34.9% more than the national average, earning $58,208 USD per year and in Canada they earn 49.22% more than the national average, earning $74,135 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Destercke94135/
Destaerke9459/
Desterkey941/
Destaercke8945/
Desterck8871/
Destarke885/
Destaerckey842/
Destarkey8232/
Destrecke821/
Deterck804/
Destercq7570/
Destreck751/
Distarkey712/
Detreck674/
Dejtrek671/
Distrek671/
Deiterg671/
Detirck670/
Detrekoy6310/
Detrekøy633/
Deitirck632/
Dethreck631/
Deetreck630/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Desterke
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