The Desante surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 136 people carried this name — #126,018 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is down 2% from 139 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 58 people named Desante live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 53 people named Desante.
9 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 4 départements, most often Nord.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 26 people named Desante live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in West Flanders.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Desante.
- Deruyter 807 · U.S. census
- Dervin 356 · U.S. census
- Dery 1,506 · U.S. census
- Derycke 232 · U.S. census
- Desain 121 · U.S. census
- Desandre 211 · U.S. census
- Desanti 894 · U.S. census
- Desautel 558 · U.S. census
- Desautels 1,436 · U.S. census
- Desbiens 361 · U.S. census
- Descamps 221 · U.S. census
- Deschamp 411 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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