How common is the last name Desai?

22,954 people in the United States have the last name Desai, about 1 in 13,022. It ranks #1,518 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

DESAI

#1,518

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
22,954
About
1 in 13,022
This common or more
44.5%
Who bears it

Of the 22,954 people with the last name Desai, 93.2% reported their origin as Asian or Pacific Islander, 3% as White and 2.6% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Desai

#1,516 Cabral · 22,994#1,517 Shin · 22,958#1,519 Blanton · 22,938#1,520 Matos · 22,885

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Desai, most common first.

#28,704 Desa · 882

Also a first name

As a first name, Desai ranks #53,366 of 53,615, with 100 people. See Desai as a first name

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