Dehms Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dehms Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dehms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dehms Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dehms is found most frequently in Germany. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Dehms click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dehms? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,909,720th most common surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Dehms reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 1,829,670. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent live, Hesse, where 20 percent live and Saxony, where 20 percent live. Other than Germany it exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daehms912/
Dems89201/
Dahms808,908/
Daems806,568/
Demse806,516/
Deems802,134/
Dohms80752/
Deams8071/
Dhoms8065/
Diems8049/
Dähms8027/
Dhams8011/
Deyms807/
Demms805/
Deims802/
Doems802/
Döhms801/
Dem's801/
Demst800/
Demsse733,867/
Dahams73721/
Dhemse7310/
Dahmsh734/
Dheims732/
Deamse732/
Demsch732/
Dhamsh731/
Dhemsh731/
Dhimse731/
Dams675,894/
Doms673,135/
Dims67107/
Dahamsh6755/
Demsova674/
Demz672/
Demx671/
Dohmsch671/
Dyms670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dehms
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis