Demas Surname

50,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,091 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Demas Surname Definition:

“Dame” in Greek.

Demas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3871:151,84715,593
South Africa1,7531:30,9063,971
Ethiopia1,4491:67,3206,648
Nigeria1,0051:176,26110,880
Papua New Guinea7711:10,576921
France6361:104,43815,420
Chad5781:23,5162,818
Indonesia2501:528,99742,886
Canada2241:164,48916,566
Haiti1671:63,9753,574
Germany1261:638,93250,304
Tanzania1261:420,17229,494
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Philippines1121:903,91381,715
Netherlands1031:163,95324,033
Trinidad and Tobago611:22,3602,520
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Greece191:583,14770,237
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
England111:5,065,278148,650
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
India71:109,580,769786,157
Panama71:558,8949,437
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Congo51:997,81917,129
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Maldives11:404,1727,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2091:240,28120,076

The alternate forms: Démas (4) are calculated separately.

Demas (7,199) may also be a first name.

Demas Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Dame” in Greek.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Demas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Demas (Hindi: देमश, Marathi: देमस, Oriya: େଦମସ୍, Russian: Демас) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Démas. For other potential spellings of Demas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Demas? popularity and diffusion

Demas is the 50,823rd most frequently used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 722,183 people. The last name Demas occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Demas reside; 23 percent reside in North America and 23 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 76,195th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 7,199 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 2,387 people, or 1 in 151,847. In The United States Demas is most frequent in: Illinois, where 11 percent reside, New York, where 10 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname is found in 55 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 17 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 14 percent reside.

Demas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Demas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Demas last name rose 1,142 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Demas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Demas surname is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Demas are 5.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.87% registered with the party.

The amount Demas earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 30.77% less than the national average, earning R 164,508 per year; in United States they earn 9.82% more than the national average, earning $47,387 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.23% more than the national average, earning $50,791 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Démas934/
Demase91838/
Desmas91776/
Demais91657/
Demash91372/
Demass91219/
Dehmas91151/
Deemas9150/
Demmas9135/
Demgas9129/
Deimas9115/
Deymas9111/
Demeas918/
Deumas916/
Demaus915/
Doemas915/
Demast914/
Daemas912/
Dhemas911/
Demays911/
Deamas911/
Diemas911/
Demats910/
Dema8949,194/
Demasse83450/
Dhemase83148/
Desmats8370/
Demease8336/
Demaise8328/
Demause839/
Deismas839/
Desmais835/
Demaase831/
Demarzs831/
Demasce831/
Demasch831/
D'Demas831/
Desmash831/
Demashe830/
Demaish830/
Deumais830/
Demaust830/
Damas8074,714/
Dimas8063,055/
Demay808,366/
Demaj804,869/
Demos804,326/
Diema803,049/
Demma802,648/
Domas802,564/
Dhema801,707/
Detma801,002/
Demai80405/
Deema80404/
Demat80334/
Desma80234/
Demea80221/
Deima80220/
Deuma80182/
Demah80171/
Demha8099/
Demga8079/
Dehma8059/
Dymas8058/
Demac8051/
Demau8046/
Demaa8036/
Demad8031/
Deama8029/
Deyma8026/
Demoa8013/
Demax8010/
Demaz8010/
Demșa808/
Dejma803/
Dgema801/
Demaï801/
Ddema801/
Desmauts7736/
Demasova778/
Demmasse774/
Dhemmase772/
Demahies771/
Dismas7316,956/
Demoss737,086/
Deemay733,155/
Dhamas731,211/
Dammas73865/
Deimos73697/
Dahmas73543/
Domash73539/
Dimase73453/
Demeis73386/
Detmat73320/
Demeus73290/
Damais73263/
Deymos73258/
Demous73253/
Domaas73233/
Demaux73215/
Demois73199/
Dimash73194/
Demahy73158/
Demots73126/
D'Emma73119/
Demose73109/
Dematt73105/
Desmay7398/
Demmah7384/
Demaat7376/
Dimass7374/
Deimat7368/
Deemai7359/
Dimeas7355/
Deisma7355/
Dhimas7352/
Dheema7346/
Demaid7345/
Deamos7344/
Demace7340/
Daimas7337/
Demaud7334/
Dymasz7327/
Deymaz7327/
Domahs7327/
Diemos7322/
Demoos7321/
Dehmah7320/
Deumah7319/
Desmau7319/
Ditmas7317/
Demeau7317/
Dhomas7317/
Demaha7317/
Damash7316/
Dimgas7315/
Diemma7313/
Damass7313/
Desmad7311/
Deamat7311/
Domass7311/
Deemma7311/
Dhemad7310/
Domais7310/
Demarz739/
Deemad738/
Dimast737/
Doimas737/
Dehmad736/
Deymah736/
Demuos736/
Demach735/
Demmad735/
Dysmas734/
Dommas734/
Dehmat734/
Dimmas734/
Demeys734/
Dejmaa734/
Desmos734/
Deemac734/
Dimais733/
Dimaus733/
Deamma733/
Dheuma733/
Dematz733/
Demost733/
Ddamas733/
Deemaa733/
Domaus733/
Desmat733/
Deumai733/
Demosh732/
Demhay732/
Demait732/
Dehmai732/
Dgemai732/
Diemai732/
Damasz732/
Deemos732/
Desmai732/
Dema'a732/
Daymas732/
Dyomas732/
Damaas732/
Dihmas731/
Dimasz731/
Demapp731/
Demeat731/
Demmaj731/
Demmos731/
Desmma731/
Deihma731/
Ddemma731/
Deamea731/
Deamax731/
Diemaa731/
Dehmos731/
Demoha731/
Domays731/
Domeas731/
Deimah731/
Deasma731/
Deamaj731/
Deemax731/
Deemoa731/
Dymast731/
Demhad731/
Demioa731/
Demazh731/
Deumha731/
Demaij731/
Dimahs731/
Deymat731/
Dijmas731/
Dhiema731/
Diomas731/
Duimas731/
Dejmai731/
Deymax731/
Dejmad731/
Deemat731/
Dhemos731/
Dameas730/
Demoys730/
Deimay730/
Demashova7167/
Dima6761,147/
Demo6717,049/
Dahmash676,888/
Dyma671,033/
Demeaux67564/
Desmots67483/
Dismass67354/
Dehmous67244/
Demotts67141/
Demoise6798/
Damasch6755/
Dimasse6745/
Demó6733/
Dehmach6722/
Dammais6721/
Daimaus6721/
Dammash6718/
Dýma6717/
Dismats6715/
Dimashe6715/
Daamash6713/
Demache6711/
Demoose6710/
Domasch679/
Damahas677/
Desmaux676/
Dohmash676/
Dammahs676/
Demoyse675/
Djma675/
Demeyst675/
Deimeha675/
Dhamais674/
Deamous674/
Dismais674/
Dhimash673/
Daemous673/
Dahamas673/
Dêma673/
Dammass672/
Dhimase672/
Dhamash672/
Demá672/
Deumaha672/
Deemadh672/
Ditmass671/
Dommash671/
Dhaamas671/
Dhimmas671/
Damaass671/
Dameaus671/
Demahay671/
Demaich671/
Demauth671/
Demeath671/
Demosse671/
Demosth671/
Daymass671/
Demoust671/
Demmmah671/
Dehhmat671/
Domhaus671/
Dohiema671/
Demoshe671/
Demotse671/
Demmach671/
Demeist671/
Desmous671/
Demaggi671/
Dieymos671/
Dhemaid671/
Desmuos671/
Dahmass671/
Thdomas671/
Deamead670/
Demaice670/
Demeise670/
Demoush670/
Demmead670/
Dittmas670/
Demault670/
Demahie670/
Ditmais670/
Damhaus670/
Demahey670/

Demas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Demas in the Hindi language
देमशdemasa-
Demas in the Oriya language
େଦମସ୍edamas-
Demas in the Marathi language
देमसdemasa-
Demas in the Russian language
Демасdemas-

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