Dezire Surname

914,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Haiti

Dezire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dezire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1231:600,64745,387
Haiti861:124,2315,655
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
Burundi91:1,089,428846
France91:7,380,302306,885
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
India61:127,844,230863,365
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Deziré (1) are calculated separately.

Dezire (1,540) may also be a first name.

Dezire Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dezire (Marathi: डेझीरे, Russian: Дезире) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Deziré. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dezire? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 914,967th most numerous surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 25,129,469 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Dezire reside; 43 percent reside in Central Africa and 43 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Dezire is also the 197,593rd most frequently used forename worldwide. It is borne by 1,540 people.

The last name Dezire is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 123 people, or 1 in 600,647. Outside of The DR Congo it exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Haiti, where 30 percent live and Uganda, where 8 percent live.

Dezire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dezire has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dezire last name grew 120 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dezire Last Name Statistics demography

Dezire earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deziré941/
Dezaire92137/
Deziere9212/
Deziree924/
Dezires921/
Dezeire921/
Dezirey921/
Deizire921/
Dhezire921/
Dezuire920/
Dezir9160/
Dezre911/
Dezaires862/
Dezireae861/
Deizaire861/
Desziree861/
Deyzirre861/
Dezirrer861/
Desire8347,593/
Deziri83212/
Dezier83154/
Dezere8354/
Dizire8322/
Dezira834/
Decire833/
Diezir831/
Deziry831/
Dejire831/
Deisre831/
Dezgir831/
Desiree771,728/
Decaire771,168/
Dezeure77484/
Desaire77269/
Decitre77223/
Decuire77188/
Desiere77169/
Diziere7782/
Desirey7781/
Doziere7767/
Decoire7755/
Desirer7723/
Degiere7716/
Deijere7716/
Deceire7715/
Dessire7713/
Dehziri7712/
Desirre778/
Desirea776/
Dezhreh776/
Decires775/
Dezairi774/
Dehzair773/
Deciree772/
Dezeree772/
Desirie772/
Decirez772/
Desireh772/
Dezereu771/
Derzier771/
Deshire771/
Dechire771/
Desires771/
Deuzuir771/
Dhezere771/
Deisire771/
Dedsire771/
Desiret771/
Dezhgir771/
Dezirio771/
Diezere771/
Desirée771/
Dezerre771/
Dezuira771/
Daziree771/
Deciere771/
Deciret771/
Deziray770/
Desired770/
Desoire770/
Degirre770/
Deirzer770/
Deusire770/
Desir7368,543/
Decir73595/
Desre73238/
Dezer7399/
Degir7351/
Dejir738/
Disre731/
Dézir731/
Dizre730/
Dessaire7138/
Dezetree7137/
Descaire7120/
Desirest7120/
Deshiere7117/
Decierez7117/
Desaires7110/
Dezieray717/
Desieres715/
Dechaire713/
Dezettre713/
Dessiree712/
Dessiere712/
Desseire712/
Deysiree712/
Deshired711/
Deecaire711/
Degierre711/
Degireat711/
Deiseree711/
Deegiere711/
Dizirrer711/
Dozierre711/
Destgire711/
Dessirie711/
Dessoire711/
Desairre711/
Dezerett711/
Desierre711/
Desireth711/
Desirret711/
Deisyrhe711/
Deisyrre711/
Deseiree710/
Desira671,610/
Desair67899/
Dizier67643/
Deiser67598/
Dezert67501/
Degier67176/
Deshaires67139/
Dazere67130/
Deiger67129/
Desiri6761/
Deesir6750/
Degere6744/
Desier6743/
Degiri6740/
Desiré6738/
Desierrey6733/
Dezera6732/
Deuzer6729/
Deajir6728/
Digire6727/
Dejgir6726/
Disere6718/
Dizere6717/
Dasire6715/
Dasere6713/
Désire6713/
Deasir6712/
Dechairez6711/
Desere6711/
Dejoir6711/
Decere6710/
Dejere6710/
Disire6710/
Deciry679/
Dejair678/
Digere678/
Dosire677/
Diezer677/
Deejir677/
Deshiredd675/
Deijer675/
Desyre674/
Dhesir674/
Deazer673/
Deizer673/
Dicere673/
Deezer672/
Derzer672/
Deschaire672/
Dijire672/
Daziri672/
Dessieree671/
Deshre671/
Desiry671/
Dechaires671/
Decoir671/
Dešira671/
Djzair671/
Dijere671/
Doizir671/
Dizira671/
Dehgir671/
Dehshireh671/
Dedjir671/
Decira671/
Dézier671/
Detgir671/
Desoir671/
Dicire671/
Dezerd671/
Djziri671/
Desirè671/
Deijaires671/

Dezire Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dezire in the Marathi language
डेझीरेdejhire42.86
डेिझरेdeijhare28.57
डेझीरdejhira14.29
देिझरेdeijhare14.29
Dezire in the Russian language
Дезиреdezire-

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