Desai is used as a family name or surname in India. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Desai
No. of characters: 5
Origin: India
Meaning: Very rare, the name is focused in the Northern Department. That is ue variant Deshayes, recognized in the nineteenth century Bertry (59): Louis Napoleon Deshayes, from Chartres, sees his name turned into Deshais and Desai (source: family genealogy Desai).

How popular is Desai?

Desai is common in India.

Desai is ranked 1168 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Desais grew by 42.74335 per cent to 18638 since 2000 and ranked 1938 after elevating 602 spots. The last name was found in around 63 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 93.75 91.72
White 2.95 2.9
Others 2.04 4.43
Hispanic or Latino 0.62 0.42
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.33 0.28
Black 0.32 0.25
Desai is quite popular family name mostly used in India while Oman is ahead in terms of density. Around 454625 people have been found who wears Desai as their family name. Desai is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
21,957 Georgia7
10,876 Trinidad and Tobago5
1,941 Sudan4
15,749 Finland3
3,752 Iraq3
19,865 Iran3
2,672 Mozambique3
1,647 Fiji3
900 Laos2
549 Seychelles2
31,767 Greece2
1,151 Brunei2
6,462 Ivory Coast2
4,086 Angola2
20,837 Venezuela2
2,401 Honduras2
23,344 Austria2
2,085 Nepal2
14,004 Hungary2
4,781 Malawi2
12,172 Ghana2
18,035 Egypt2
9,272 Ecuador2
35,969 Denmark2
147,165 Czech Republic2
3,952 Yemen1
101,414 Kyrgyzstan1
7,198 Maldives1
14,618 Guyana1
734 Chad1
90,903 Moldova1
7,292 Vietnam1
2,057 Isle of Man1
7,941 Guatemala1
1,254 Gibraltar1
11,486 Estonia1
746 Dominica1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
4,249 Cambodia1
2,374 Bermuda1
14,373 Jordan1
16,073 Latvia1
53,505 Turkey1
36,814 Romania1
6,212 Jamaica1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
2,057 Myanmar1
56,169 Mexico1
3,307 Malta1
4,942 Libya1
2,078 Lesotho1
7,191 Afghanistan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
219,714 Russia39
1,033 Iceland38
197,587 Indonesia34
1,985 Luxembourg33
1,506 China31
80,267 Kazakhstan24
1,064 Barbados23
7,545 Nigeria20
78,041 Spain19
173,579 Ukraine18
4,325 Japan15
710 South Korea12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
7,803 Norway98
19,298 Belgium89
3,494 Panama82
92,589 Brazil79
1,389 Thailand68
33,970 Netherlands66
5,450 Ireland60
3,129 Northern Ireland60
Countries with hundreds of Desai:
583 Singapore863
8,538 Poland716
19,799 Philippines709
507 Kuwait679
300 Qatar623
637 Botswana501
1,703 New Zealand443
435 Bahrain342
2,199 Scotland322
863 Hong Kong308
15,301 Tanzania292
853 Mauritius255
42,934 France233
4,721 Sweden203
9,487 Zimbabwe202
2,076 Wales192
11,447 Malaysia152
50,581 Italy146
8,235 Switzerland144
Countries with thousands of Desai:
790 England9,206
309 Zambia5,120
1,157 Kenya4,865
2,488 Bangladesh3,781
244 United Arab Emirates3,310
2,639 Pakistan3,143
1,157 Saudi Arabia3,078
1,910 Canada2,642
2,514 Uganda2,240
211 Oman2,105
5,381 Germany1,715
1,975 Australia1,606
Countries with ten thousands of Desai:
1,679 United States23,494
546 South Africa12,584
Countries with hundred thousands of Desai:
214 India367,411
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Desai Namesakes

  • Preeti Desai, Actress
  • Aditi Desai, Film director
  • Aditi V. Desai, Film producer
  • Master Ahan Desai, Actor
  • Manmohan Desai, Producer
  • Akul Desai, Actor
  • Alisha Desai, Film actress
  • Anoop Desai, Singer
  • Meghnad Desai, Baron Desai, Economist
  • Amish Desai, Actor
  • In 2018, Mangesh Desai played the role of N in comedy flick Hichyasathi Kay Pan.
  • In 2017 action film, Bold & Beautiful Sherni, Rajesh Desai portrayed N.
  • Parth Desai played the crucial character of Chaddi in 2017 comedy and drama film Love Ni Bhavai.
  • Manda Desai, from 1994 family flick Kunku, who portrayed the N.
  • In 2014, Samiksha Desai characterized the role of N in comedy flick Home Sweet Home.
  • In 2015, Falguni Desai portrayed the role of N in comedy, drama movie Aa Te Kevi Dunniya.
  • Bianca Desai characterized important character of Bindu in 2010 action flick Sanchari.
  • Bhagyashree Desai, from 2008 family movie Hota Asa Kadhi Kadhi, who characterized N.
  • Tina Desai, from 2013 adventure, thriller movie Table No.21, who characterized the Siya Agasthi.

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