Desveaux Surname

238,586th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,680 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Desveaux Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Desveaux Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France9881:67,2299,289
Canada3151:116,97012,402
Mauritius1641:7,8871,665
United States1051:3,451,990194,849
Australia511:529,32739,816
England341:1,638,76668,634
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey61:8,6471,503
England21:12,187,685173,419

The alternate forms: Désveaux (15) are calculated separately.

Desveaux Last Name Facts

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

The surname Desveaux is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Désveaux. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Desveaux? popularity and diffusion

Desveaux is the 238,586th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 4,337,825 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Desveaux are found; 59 percent are found in Western Europe and 59 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in France, where it is carried by 988 people, or 1 in 67,229. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 31 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 18 percent are found and Normandy, where 12 percent are found. Not including France this surname is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 19 percent are found and Mauritius, where 10 percent are found.

Desveaux Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Desveaux has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Desveaux last name rose 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Desveaux Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Desveaux surname are 16.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 69.44% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Desveaux earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.34% more than the national average, earning $44,592 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.81% more than the national average, earning $50,083 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Désveaux9615/
Desvaux932,418/
Desveau931/
Desbeaux8895/
Desveaud8831/
Deaveaux882/
Deyveaux881/
Deveauxe881/
Deiveaux881/
Dessvaux881/
Deveauxx881/
Devaux8621,367/
Deveaud80214/
Desvaud8090/
Desbeux8010/
Diveaux807/
Deaveau805/
Desbaux804/
Deuveux801/
Deswaux801/
Deveauz801/
Deveauc801/
Devau7761/
Deveu7731/
Desva7719/
Devax770/
Deveault75579/
Deveaugh7519/
Disbeaux7515/
Devaud713,992/
Devaut71123/
Devoux7199/
Desvat7119/
Desvas7110/
Devaus7110/
Desvaz718/
Deshva713/
Detsva713/
Desvox711/
Dévaux711/
Deiveu711/
Diveau711/
Deschbeau711/
Devauh711/
Deva6739,331/
Devault675,030/
Devaugh6740/
Deshvat6721/
Desvoix6710/
Deuveuk671/

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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 Desveaux
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