Demers Surname

15,849th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Demers Surname Definition:

(English) One who built dams.

Demers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada23,0351:1,600144
United States11,7241:30,9163,848
France1081:615,02580,926
Netherlands591:286,22334,881
England501:1,114,36153,243
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Austria171:500,90847,931
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
China41:341,830,39216,990
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Guam11:160,1214,893
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3061:164,11314,904

Demers (132) may also be a first name.

Demers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who built dams.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Demers Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Demers Come From? nationality or country of origin

Demers (Russian: Демерс) occurs more in Canada more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Demers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Demers is the 15,849th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 207,162 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Demers are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Gallo-North America. It is also the 807,735th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 132 people.

The last name Demers is most frequently used in Canada, where it is held by 23,035 people, or 1 in 1,600. In Canada Demers is most numerous in: Quebec, where 81 percent are found, Ontario, where 13 percent are found and Alberta, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Canada it occurs in 55 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.

Demers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Demers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Demers last name rose 3,831 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Demers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Demers last name are 4.67% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.9% being registered with the party.

The amount Demers earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.92% more than the national average, earning $47,863 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.15% less than the national average, earning $43,149 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Detmers921,250/
Demmers92941/
Demerse92229/
Diemers92187/
Daemers92122/
Demeurs92111/
Deumers9284/
Demears9218/
Desmers9215/
Demerss923/
Demerst923/
Deemers922/
Dhemers921/
Deimers921/
Dehmers921/
Demaers921/
Demiers920/
Deamers920/
Demersh920/
Demeers920/
Dettmers86718/
Dethmers86316/
Dhaemers86134/
Deitmers8667/
Desmerse861/
Deamerse860/
Demershe860/
Demherst860/
Demars837,183/
Damers83314/
Demirs8364/
Domers8354/
Dimers831/
Demors831/
Demyrs830/
D'Haemers8096/
Demherrst800/
Dammers772,255/
Dhamers77965/
Demarsh77692/
Dimmers77358/
Dommers77174/
Demerce7710/
Döhmers777/
Demirrs777/
Damiers771/
Demorss771/
De'mars771/
Demitrs771/
Demerze771/
Demmars770/
Diemors770/
Demarrs770/
Dittmers71146/
D'Hamers71106/
Dithmers7112/
Demerche712/
Desmairs711/
Demearch710/
Demairst710/
Demharss710/
Damars6714/
Domars6713/
Dimars673/
Damirs672/

Demers Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Demers in the Russian language
Демерсdemers-

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