Debes Surname

112,510th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Debes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Debes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8631:93,28611,672
France8381:79,26311,179
United States7531:481,35340,751
Egypt6411:143,42611,189
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Faroe Islands1401:35056
Dominican Republic1231:84,8213,815
Argentina871:491,30436,372
Israel801:106,97012,128
Denmark601:94,0798,936
Brazil381:5,633,535140,199
Norway381:135,32317,347
Belarus271:351,89137,455
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
England111:5,065,278148,650
Lebanon111:512,46212,816
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Syria91:2,144,5589,551
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

The alternate forms: Debeş (221), Dèbes (4), Debès (3) & Debés (3) are calculated separately.

Debes (343) may also be a first name.

Debes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Debes (Hindi: देबेस, Marathi: देबेश, Oriya: େଦେବସ, Russian: Дебесь) is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Debeş, Dèbes, Debès or Debés. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Debes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 112,510th most commonly used surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,770,111 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Debes live; 42 percent live in Western Europe and 21 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 471,283rd most common first name globally It is held by 343 people.

Debes is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 863 people, or 1 in 93,286. In Germany Debes is primarily found in: Bavaria, where 45 percent live, Hesse, where 21 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 8 percent live. Aside from Germany this surname is found in 49 countries. It also occurs in France, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Debes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Debes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Debes surname expanded 1,476 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Debes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Debes surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Debes last name are 17.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.63% being registered with the party.

The amount Debes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.51% less than the national average, earning 299,340 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 81.17% less than the national average, earning R 44,748 per year; in United States they earn 8.98% more than the national average, earning $47,025 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.44% less than the national average, earning $38,534 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Debeş93221/
Dèbes934/
Debès933/
Debés933/
Deabes913,706/
Debese911,042/
Debets911,037/
Deebes91523/
Debest91200/
Daebes91183/
Deibes91161/
Debess91141/
Debesh91130/
Debeus91125/
Debeys9191/
Diebes9167/
Debies9158/
Debees9130/
Debeis9110/
Debeas914/
Debhes911/
Debesz911/
Desbes911/
Debe895,169/
Debesse83171/
Debeshe83157/
Desbets8393/
Debedts8365/
Debease8350/
Debeest834/
Deabees834/
Dhebesh833/
Debeyst832/
Debiesz832/
Desbeis831/
Desbess831/
Dehbest831/
Desbest831/
Debetts830/
Dhebe806,662/
Dewes803,340/
Debie802,215/
Deves802,139/
Debeh801,515/
Dabes801,311/
Debey801,196/
Dobes80696/
Debis80642/
Deibe80540/
Debet80479/
Diebe80457/
Debez80441/
Debec80382/
Debee80297/
Deber80252/
Debea80133/
Debei80116/
Deube80107/
Dibes8088/
Debeu8035/
Deabe8034/
Deebe8018/
Debed8010/
Dehbe8010/
Dybes809/
Debys809/
Deybe807/
Debhe805/
Debge804/
Desbe801/
Debesche7715/
Deaïbess777/
Debesova773/
Dehbeish771/
Deibesse771/
Dessbese771/
Daibes734,028/
Dewees733,551/
Dobies732,494/
Debish732,167/
Debois732,037/
Debeer731,554/
Deaves731,051/
Deiber731,010/
Dabees73799/
Daabes73654/
Dobesh73581/
Devies73561/
Dewese73503/
Dabies73446/
Debise73416/
Dobeis73367/
Debiez73365/
Deyber73341/
Debais73327/
Devesh73316/
Deeves73298/
Dabesh73231/
Dabess73221/
Debije73187/
Debuys73179/
Tdebea73171/
Deibis73136/
Deabis73126/
Devese73107/
Dybets73102/
Deveas7397/
Dewies7396/
Debeij7392/
Deabea7382/
Debysh7378/
Debeuz7369/
Dhabes7364/
Dewess7355/
Debeix7345/
Deebee7345/
Debuis7344/
Deboys7343/
Debice7336/
Dehues7335/
Deweis7332/
Debisz7331/
Debays7327/
Debbeh7323/
Deweys7321/
Dibese7321/
Deubey7318/
Deeber7318/
Debieś7318/
D'Ewes7317/
Devees7317/
Dobesz7317/
Doebis7316/
Deives7315/
Desues7315/
Dobeas7315/
Dibesh7315/
Deubeu7315/
Dhhebe7313/
Debech7313/
Dhebhe7312/
Diebey739/
Debece739/
Dessbe737/
Deybis737/
Debios736/
Deebie736/
Deaber735/
Desber735/
Debeeh735/
Dibies735/
Deyves735/
Devess734/
Deveus734/
Debhis734/
Dybeus734/
Dewesh733/
Dabhes733/
Deibei733/
Dieves733/
Debihe733/
Diebie733/
Deebis733/
Dibess733/
Dibets732/
Deabeu732/
Deybey732/
Dheabe732/
Deibey732/
Deuves732/
Deveds732/
Dibeus732/
Desbys732/
Deveis732/
Devest731/
Hdeibe731/
Devets731/
Deweas731/
Diebis731/
Dhebge731/
Dheibe731/
Deabie731/
Debeat731/
Debeih731/
Deberr731/
Deberz731/
Debhie731/
Debhje731/
Debiey731/
Debehr731/
Debieh731/
Deibeh731/
Debiea731/
Debeej731/
Deabee731/
Dewwes731/
Dobesj731/
Dehbie731/
Dehbis731/
Ddebis731/
Daïbes731/
Debeey731/
Debiss731/
Debïje731/
Devesz731/
Dewets731/
Desbet731/
Dhebee731/
Diobes731/
Hdeber731/
Deoues731/
Desbeh731/
Daybes731/
Dhiebe731/
Deebey730/
Deawes730/
Debits730/
Dibest730/
Deesby730/
Desbey730/
Debeet730/
Diehbe730/
Debett730/
Deevis730/
Deibet730/
Diwees730/
Debi67226,689/
Deve6711,926/
Deba678,723/
Deweese678,416/
Desbois678,164/
Dibe673,986/
Deby673,305/
Debeche67951/
Dobiesz67833/
Debiche67798/
Debaise67485/
Deboise67459/
Daabees67427/
Devesse67225/
Dewease67220/
Dobesch67172/
Debuyst67131/
Daabies67126/
Tdeabea6775/
Deboice6771/
Dewesse6746/
Dibease6737/
Daibess6729/
Debouys6726/
Debetch6721/
Dybe6717/
Deichbe6715/
Daaibes6712/
Deveise6712/
Deavies6710/
Dabhies679/
Desbuis679/
Debeech678/
Dehbish678/
Debêche678/
Dewetse678/
Dibesse677/
Debé675/
Debecze674/
Dhaibes674/
Dobiess674/
Debè674/
Deboyce673/
Dabiesh673/
Djbe673/
Daybess673/
Debj673/
Deboiss673/
Dibeesh672/
Deveish672/
Deweest672/
Dobiesh672/
Dabeesh672/
De'beer672/
Dhobies672/
Deveesh671/
Deveyst671/
Deweess671/
Dewey's671/
Dewwese671/
Deubois671/
Debeich671/
Debhois671/
Debehce671/
Debbieh671/
Debeije671/
Debisch671/
Deboist671/
Deebeer671/
Desbais671/
Dibhies671/
Dibiesz671/
Dieveus671/
Daab'es671/
Daabess671/
Deevesh671/
Dheiber671/
Deweise670/
Deivees670/
Deewese670/
Deivies670/
Deuvess670/
Deevise670/
Debeher670/
Dethber670/
Debuist670/

Debes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Debes in the Hindi language
देबेसdebesa-
Debes in the Oriya language
େଦେବସedebasa85.71
େଦେବଶedebasa8.57
େଦେବଶ୍edebas5.71
Debes in the Marathi language
देबेशdebesa66.67
देबेसdebesa33.33
Debes in the Russian language
Дебесьdebes-

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