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Where Does The Last Name Dem Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Dem (Bengali: দেম, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻡ, Hindi: देम, Marathi: देम, Oriya: େଡମ, Tibetan: སྒྲོལམ།) occurs in Bhutan more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Dém or Dèm. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dem? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Dem is the 22,170^th most common surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 297,051 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Dem are found; 65 percent are found in West Africa and 32 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 90,733^rd most numerous first name in the world, borne by 5,481 people.

The surname Dem is most common in Bhutan, where it is held by 5,156 people, or 1 in 119. In Bhutan Dem is most frequent in: Thimphu District, where 28 percent are found, Chukha District, where 25 percent are found and Wangdue Phodrang District, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Bhutan this last name is found in 100 countries. It is also found in Mali, where 17 percent are found and Mauritania, where 14 percent are found.

Dem Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Dem has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dem last name grew 1,964 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dem Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Dem last name is chiefly Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Sunni (100%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (92%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Dem last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% being registered with the party.

The amount Dem earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 2.03% less than the national average, earning R 232,824 per year; in United States they earn 6.58% less than the national average, earning $40,311 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.09% less than the national average, earning $37,714 CAD per year.