as a Last Name
- 16,577
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Desai
Meaning & Origins
Indian (Gujarat and Maharashtra): Hindu name meaning ‘landlord’, from Sanskrit deša ‘country’ + svāmī ‘lord’, ‘master’.
| 2,221st in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 16,577
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- New Jersey
- has the most people named Desai per capita
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