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

Dem (Bengali: দেম, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻡ, Hindi: देम, Marathi: देम, Oriya: େଡମ, Tibetan: སྒྲོལམ།) is more frequently found in Bhutan than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Dém or Dèm. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name Dem is the 22,170^th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 297,051 people. The last name Dem occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Dem live; 65 percent live in West Africa and 32 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 90,733^rd most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 5,481 people.

The last name Dem is most frequent in Bhutan, where it is carried by 5,156 people, or 1 in 119. In Bhutan Dem is mostly found in: Thimphu District, where 28 percent reside, Chukha District, where 25 percent reside and Wangdue Phodrang District, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Bhutan Dem occurs in 100 countries. It is also common in Mali, where 17 percent reside and Mauritania, where 14 percent reside.

Dem Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Dem has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dem last name rose 1,964 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dem Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Dem surname 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.