Désir Surname
Approximately 146 people bear this surname
Désir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haiti | 75 | 1:142,452 | 6,264 |
| Belgium | 30 | 1:383,221 | 41,070 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 1:56,330 | 1,327 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Desir (68,543) are calculated separately.
Désir (20) may also be a first name.
Désir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Désir Come From? nationality or country of origin
Désir is found in Haiti more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Desir. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Désir? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,459,453rd most frequently used family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Désir are found; 59 percent are found in Caribbean and 55 percent are found in Gallo-Caribbean. Désir is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 20 people.
It is most prevalent in Haiti, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 142,452. In Haiti it is mostly found in: Ouest, where 64 percent live and Nord, where 5 percent live. Barring Haiti this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 21 percent live and France, where 12 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desir | 93 | 68,543 | / |
| Désire | 91 | 13 | / |
| Désier | 91 | 3 | / |
| Disir | 80 | 22 | / |
| Dézir | 80 | 1 | / |
| Desire | 73 | 47,593 | / |
| Desair | 73 | 899 | / |
| Deesir | 73 | 50 | / |
| Desier | 73 | 43 | / |
| Dessir | 73 | 33 | / |
| Deasir | 73 | 12 | / |
| Désert | 73 | 11 | / |
| Disire | 73 | 10 | / |
| Dhisir | 73 | 6 | / |
| Doisir | 73 | 6 | / |
| Deshir | 73 | 5 | / |
| Disier | 73 | 5 | / |
| Dissir | 73 | 4 | / |
| Daisir | 73 | 4 | / |
| Dhesir | 73 | 4 | / |
| Dishir | 73 | 4 | / |
| Detsir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Déchir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dézier | 73 | 1 | / |
| Desoir | 73 | 1 | / |
| Disair | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dissire | 67 | 420 | / |
| Dehshir | 67 | 411 | / |
| Desaire | 67 | 269 | / |
| Desiere | 67 | 169 | / |
| Dessier | 67 | 108 | / |
| Disiere | 67 | 81 | / |
| Dessair | 67 | 21 | / |
| Dessoir | 67 | 17 | / |
| Dessire | 67 | 13 | / |
| Desaitr | 67 | 10 | / |
| Desirre | 67 | 8 | / |
| Deishir | 67 | 6 | / |
| Daisair | 67 | 3 | / |
| Desierd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Deshior | 67 | 3 | / |
| Deusier | 67 | 2 | / |
| Didsire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dishier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dishire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Disoire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dessior | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhisire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Descuir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deshire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deisier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deisire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deasier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dedsire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Discier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhisisr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deesgir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Desoire | 67 | 0 | / |
| Dysairt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Deshoir | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Désir
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