Last Name DESAI

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • DESAI is ranked as the 2310th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 17,431.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 5.47 people named DESAI for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named DESAI is 15,419, the rank is 2,540 and the proportion per 100k Americans named DESAI is 4.84.

Last Names DESAI
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 17,431 +/-2.7%
  • National Rank 2,310
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 5.5

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 15,419
  • National Rank 2,540
  • Proportion/100k 4.84

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name DESAI is 2.9% White, 0.4% Hispanic origin, 0.2% Black, 91.7% Asian or Pacific Islander, 4.4% Two or More Races, and 0.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name DESAI have a higher likelyhood of being Asian or Pacific Islander and a lower likelyhood of being White.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name DESAI is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name DESAI

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 2.9% 63.9% -61.0%
Hispanic origin 0.4% 16.3% -15.9%
Black 0.2% 12.3% -12.0%
Asian or Pacific Islander 91.7% 4.9% 86.8%
Two or more races 4.4% 1.8% 2.6%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.3% 0.7% -0.4%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named DESAI is New Jersey where 3,888 people have this name.
  • New Jersey is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named DESAI, as 43.5 in every 100,000 New Jerseyans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of New Jersey.
  • New Jersey is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 2 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Iowa (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 6 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names DESAI State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 1,360 10.56 99.5% Indiana 82 1.25 89.4% Iowa 7 0.24 42.6% Kansas 63 2.18 86.5% Michigan 465 4.69 98.7% Minnesota 96 1.75 92.6% Missouri 47 1.55 82.1% Nebraska 7 0.35 8.7% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 357 3.08 97.3% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 78 1.35 90.5%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name DESAI

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 1,360 10.56 99.5%
Indiana 82 1.25 89.4%
Iowa 7 0.24 42.6%
Kansas 63 2.18 86.5%
Michigan 465 4.69 98.7%
Minnesota 96 1.75 92.6%
Missouri 47 1.55 82.1%
Nebraska 7 0.35 8.7%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 357 3.08 97.3%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 78 1.35 90.5%
West State Statistics Last-Names DESAI State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 186 2.77 96.3% California 3,591 9.25 99.6% Colorado 74 1.39 91.6% Hawaii 6 0.42 11.2% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 83 2.91 93.5% New Mexico 39 1.89 82.3% Oregon 44 1.1 84.5% Utah 17 0.56 54.1% Washington 80 1.13 92.4% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name DESAI

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 186 2.77 96.3%
California 3,591 9.25 99.6%
Colorado 74 1.39 91.6%
Hawaii 6 0.42 11.2%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 83 2.91 93.5%
New Mexico 39 1.89 82.3%
Oregon 44 1.1 84.5%
Utah 17 0.56 54.1%
Washington 80 1.13 92.4%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names DESAI State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 276 7.68 98.1% Maine 31 2.3 75.1% Massachusetts 535 7.93 98.2% New Hampshire 65 4.93 90.6% New Jersey 3,888 43.5 99.9% New York 898 4.55 99.0% Pennsylvania 682 5.33 98.8% Rhode Island 18 1.73 59.8% Vermont 16 2.5 79.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name DESAI

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 276 7.68 98.1%
Maine 31 2.3 75.1%
Massachusetts 535 7.93 98.2%
New Hampshire 65 4.93 90.6%
New Jersey 3,888 43.5 99.9%
New York 898 4.55 99.0%
Pennsylvania 682 5.33 98.8%
Rhode Island 18 1.73 59.8%
Vermont 16 2.5 79.0%
South State Statistics Last-Names DESAI State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 75 1.54 88.5% Arkansas 13 0.43 52.5% Delaware 50 5.32 94.5% Dist. of Columbia 73 11.05 94.7% Florida 833 4.19 99.1% Georgia 1,064 10.54 98.9% Kentucky 91 2.06 88.9% Louisiana 60 1.3 83.5% Maryland 537 8.99 98.9% Mississippi 47 1.55 82.1% North Carolina 708 7.12 98.5% Oklahoma 36 0.92 76.8% South Carolina 259 5.36 96.4% Tennessee 139 2.13 93.9% Texas 1,752 6.5 99.2% Virginia 445 5.35 98.0% West Virginia 9 0.49 10.9%

South States
State stats for the first name DESAI

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 75 1.54 88.5%
Arkansas 13 0.43 52.5%
Delaware 50 5.32 94.5%
Dist. of Columbia 73 11.05 94.7%
Florida 833 4.19 99.1%
Georgia 1,064 10.54 98.9%
Kentucky 91 2.06 88.9%
Louisiana 60 1.3 83.5%
Maryland 537 8.99 98.9%
Mississippi 47 1.55 82.1%
North Carolina 708 7.12 98.5%
Oklahoma 36 0.92 76.8%
South Carolina 259 5.36 96.4%
Tennessee 139 2.13 93.9%
Texas 1,752 6.5 99.2%
Virginia 445 5.35 98.0%
West Virginia 9 0.49 10.9%
 

Full Names with DESAI as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have DESAI as a last name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named DESAI.

The most popular full name is Bharat DESAI. 0.80% of all the people named DESAI have this given name.

There are 1428 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name DESAI

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 Bharat DESAI 0.80%
2 Amit DESAI 0.67%
3 Jay DESAI 0.67%
4 Anil DESAI 0.59%
5 Ashok DESAI 0.59%
6 Prakash DESAI 0.53%
7 Mahesh DESAI 0.51%
8 Anand DESAI 0.48%
9 Rajesh DESAI 0.48%
10 Dilip DESAI 0.45%
11 Hetal DESAI 0.45%
12 Kiran DESAI 0.45%
13 Mukesh DESAI 0.45%
14 Pankaj DESAI 0.45%
15 Sanjay DESAI 0.45%
16 Vijay DESAI 0.45%
17 Ashish DESAI 0.43%
18 Bhavna DESAI 0.43%
19 Ami DESAI 0.40%
20 Ankur DESAI 0.40%