Desve Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Desve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Desve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe481:321,63031,533
France131:5,109,440259,941
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Desvé (2) are calculated separately.

Desve Last Name Facts

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

Desve occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Desvé. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Desve? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,436,415th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Desve are found; 77 percent are found in Southern Africa and 77 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 321,630. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Mashonaland East Province, where 81 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 19 percent reside. Barring Zimbabwe it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in France, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Desvé932/
Desver913/
Deve8911,926/
Desvett830/
Dever8010,305/
Devie809,669/
Devey802,772/
Devee802,201/
Deves802,139/
Devei801,534/
Deved80472/
Devez80268/
Desue80246/
Deuve80214/
Devet80209/
Desvi80187/
Deive80174/
Deave80103/
Deeve8084/
Devea8062/
Devge8060/
Devje8046/
Dieve8045/
Dheve8038/
Deveu8031/
Desva8019/
Deveh8017/
Detve8013/
Dejve807/
Deswe806/
Dasve803/
Deyve802/
Devej801/
Dosve801/
Desvy801/
Desbe801/
Deschver771/
Deaver736,494/
Deaves731,051/
Deveer731,020/
Devesh73316/
Deeves73298/
Deever73274/
Deevey73189/
Devecz73139/
Deveas7397/
Devett7373/
Deheve7361/
Desvoy7354/
Dhever7344/
Deavey7343/
Deswez7338/
Deveyt7338/
Deiver7332/
Deve'a7319/
Devees7317/
Deives7315/
Desues7315/
Deveed738/
Dessbe737/
Dievie737/
Descue737/
Devech736/
Deshvi735/
Desber735/
Deyves735/
Devess734/
Deevee734/
Deshva733/
Deyver733/
Deverr732/
Dheive732/
Devedt732/
Deevie732/
Devije732/
Deveds732/
Deveis732/
Detvet732/
Devest731/
Devehr731/
Devets731/
Devhed731/
Dheuve731/
Deesue731/
Deeved731/
Deasvi731/
Ddeeve731/
Detsue731/
Deshue731/
Doesue731/
Dehveh731/
Dasvey731/
Deiveu731/
Dehved731/
De'ver731/
Deesvi731/
Dessue731/
Devesz731/
Deveij731/
Desbet731/
Desbeh731/
Desbes731/
Devhei731/
Deyvez731/
Deivea731/
Deeswe731/
Dhevie731/
Desbey730/
Deuvea730/
Devihe730/
Deavie730/
Devi6771,061,794/
Dive6717,774/
Devy6710,196/
Debe675,169/
Dewe672,316/
Devı67854/
Dyve67103/
Desbets6793/
Dessuet6768/
Deveydt6764/
Desvois6764/
Devj6743/
Devecht6734/
Devé6712/
Dève677/
Deveish672/
Desbiey672/
Deveesh671/
Deveeth671/
Deveyst671/
Devieii671/
Desbeis671/
Desbess671/
Desimpe671/
Devoeii671/
Dehever671/
Dehevet671/
Desvoys671/
Dessoue671/
Devahey671/
Deví671/
Desbest671/
Dechvet671/
Deevech671/
Deevesh671/
Deivees670/
Deveitt670/
Devehie670/
Deavett670/

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