Deme Surname

6,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88,572 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Deme Surname Definition:

This surname has been adopted by members of the Senegalese Deme clan. The clan's totem is the hyena, which clan members are prohibited from harming. It is believed that members of the clan become hyenas when they die.

Deme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal42,8941:34063
Ethiopia16,2591:6,000955
Burkina Faso15,0041:1,223187
Mali3,6781:4,614317
Nigeria2,1531:82,2775,821
Hungary1,9741:4,973572
Ivory Coast9211:25,0501,778
DR Congo6161:119,93413,059
Romania5711:35,1634,481
India4801:1,598,05358,900
Mauritania4391:9,328981
France3491:190,32329,635
United States3401:1,066,05677,773
Serbia3181:22,4682,548
Cameroon2971:69,9308,781
Zimbabwe2881:53,6058,125
Gabon2021:9,3521,744
Turkey1841:422,94325,283
Indonesia1761:751,41657,642
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Papua New Guinea1351:60,3987,783
Spain1261:371,04820,817
Slovakia1251:42,6928,016
Benin1121:92,28210,663
Canada1031:357,72432,292
Ukraine871:523,24959,336
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
Australia501:539,91440,287
Philippines481:2,109,130121,847
England461:1,211,26256,182
Czechia441:241,67033,051
Haiti391:273,9469,218
Niger361:533,11213,750
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Albania301:97,1359,519
Uganda281:1,394,26052,673
Latvia231:89,13212,995
Italy211:2,912,22398,106
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
Georgia131:288,11913,907
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Guinea71:1,690,5451,750
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
China31:455,773,85521,925
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Solomon Islands31:193,34319,495
Nepal31:9,493,65216,132
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

The alternate forms: Dème (37), Demé (32), Déme (14), Demè (10), Démé (3), Dèmé (1) & Démè (1) are calculated separately.

Deme (56,576) may also be a first name.

Deme Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname has been adopted by members of the Senegalese Deme clan. The clan's totem is the hyena, which clan members are prohibited from harming. It is believed that members of the clan become hyenas when they die.

— Forebears.io

Deme Last Name Facts

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

The last name Deme (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻡ, Hindi: डेमे, Marathi: देमे, Oriya: େଡେମ, Russian: Деме, Tibetan: འབྲི་མི་) is carried by more people in Senegal than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Dème, Demé, Déme, Demè, Démé, Dèmé or Démè. For other potential spellings of Deme click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Deme? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,383rd most common last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 82,278 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Deme live; 73 percent live in West Africa and 49 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Deme is also the 16,643rd most widespread first name globally It is held by 56,576 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Senegal, where it is borne by 42,894 people, or 1 in 340. In Senegal Deme is primarily found in: Dakar Region, where 18 percent reside, Tambacounda Region, where 12 percent reside and Kaolack Region, where 11 percent reside. Barring Senegal it is found in 80 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 18 percent reside and Burkina Faso, where 17 percent reside.

Deme Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Deme has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Deme last name grew 1,417 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Deme Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Deme last name are 5.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.54% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Deme earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.05% more than the national average, earning $47,915 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.13% more than the national average, earning $55,212 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dème9237/
Demé9232/
Déme9214/
Demè9210/
Dieme8943,446/
Demie895,914/
Demey894,282/
Demes893,944/
Demet892,904/
Demez892,344/
Demme891,203/
Demer89602/
Dheme89491/
Deyme89333/
Demeu89290/
Desme89256/
Demeh89223/
Demea89221/
Demee89141/
Demei89116/
Demed89114/
Deime8976/
Deeme8958/
Deame8957/
Demeš8945/
Demhe8943/
Doeme8937/
Demge8934/
Demeč8918/
Dehme8911/
Demée899/
Ddeme897/
Daeme895/
Dejme893/
Demej891/
Demeň891/
Deume891/
Değme891/
Dem8624,533/
Démé833/
Dèmé831/
Démè831/
Desmet8018,162/
Demmer806,280/
Deemer803,366/
Detmer802,172/
Demets802,168/
Deamer801,992/
Dehmie801,738/
Demesh80910/
Deemie80442/
Demeis80386/
Deimer80374/
Dehmej80324/
Demeer80239/
Deymez80194/
Deemee80127/
Deumie8099/
Desmee8091/
Dhoeme8090/
Demech8084/
Doemie8082/
Deymie8069/
Demmie8052/
Desmed8044/
Deisme8044/
Deymes8044/
Deamie8037/
Demeij8032/
Desmer8031/
Demees8031/
Deames8028/
Demess8025/
Demmet8017/
Diemey8015/
Deimes8014/
Dehmey8014/
Daemme8014/
Dehmes8013/
Deemes8013/
Deimee8012/
Deymeh8011/
Deymer809/
Detmee809/
Demeas808/
Desmée808/
Demmey806/
Doehme806/
Deamee806/
Demmed805/
Diemme805/
Deameh805/
Demest805/
Demett804/
Demeys804/
Demeûs804/
Demoey803/
Demeiz803/
Deumeh802/
Demihe802/
Deimeh802/
Değmez802/
Diemeu802/
Diemee801/
Dhemer801/
Demeat801/
Demezz801/
Deemez801/
Deijme801/
Ddieme801/
Desmes801/
Deamea801/
Demeih801/
Diemie801/
Deimie801/
Dejmer801/
Deimei801/
Deimey801/
Deimez801/
Dehmeh801/
Deamez801/
Demmes801/
Demecz801/
Detmet801/
Desmey801/
Deumeu801/
Demmei801/
Dejmee801/
Detmes800/
Deimme800/
Dettme800/
Dhieme800/
Dema7549,194/
Diem7518,531/
Dome7517,440/
Dame7517,290/
Deem755,703/
Demi755,683/
Dime754,215/
Dehm752,133/
Demy751,545/
Deam751,243/
Döme751,192/
Deim75723/
Demh75218/
Demm75211/
Dhem75101/
Deum7593/
Deym7561/
Desm7527/
Dejm7525/
Dyme7519/
Ddem7511/
Demd7511/
Demt753/
Djme753/
Demá752/
Tdem751/
Detm751/
Hdem751/
Dettmer737,654/
Desmedt735,502/
Deitmer73433/
Demedts73294/
Demeová73135/
Desmets73116/
Desmetz7398/
Dehemed7391/
Dethmer7334/
Demmett7329/
Desmett7327/
Desmetd7317/
Dheemer7313/
Deamehr7311/
Demehii7310/
Dehmech737/
Demeyst735/
Deimeha735/
Demeova734/
Dehymer732/
Dhemech732/
Dhemesh732/
Demeher732/
Dethmes731/
Daheeme731/
Demeath731/
Demeesh731/
Demeije731/
Demeitt731/
Dehemer731/
Dehmeit731/
Dehmmie731/
Dehmest731/
Dehemey731/
Demehed731/
Demeist731/
Demesch731/
Deymeer731/
Dehmesh731/
Deimmer731/
Deesmer731/
Deamead730/
Demmeth730/
Dedtmer730/
Demmead730/
Dettmes730/
Demahie730/
Demahey730/
Diome6713,806/
Demay678,366/
Demis676,198/
Demaj674,869/
Diehm673,956/
Daemi673,769/
Diema673,049/
Dhame672,878/
Damey672,834/
Demma672,648/
Dheem672,426/
Damme672,293/
Dhema671,707/
Dameh671,650/
Domey671,635/
Demmy671,570/
Daime671,546/
Demid671,053/
Demih67891/
Dömer67872/
Domee67845/
Domeh67819/
Dhome67808/
Demit67801/
Detmi67758/
Dimes67752/
Dahme67743/
Domme67688/
Demoy67601/
Desmecht67555/
Dimer67519/
Demai67405/
Deema67404/
Dimet67403/
Dheim67380/
Dimey67352/
Dohme67351/
Demyd67345/
Dimez67299/
Dimeh67298/
Damei67241/
Deima67220/
Desmi67207/
Damea67193/
Dhime67189/
Demmi67157/
Deumi67153/
Duyme67151/
Demio67135/
Demoi67113/
Demiş67113/
Dymer67101/
Demha6799/
Deahm6792/
Demuy6790/
Deemy6787/
D'Hem6781/
Deihm6780/
Deemi6779/
Dayme6776/
Demiç6774/
Damee6773/
Diemi6773/
Dymed6773/
Demhi6767/
Demyi6767/
Dymes6765/
Döğme6764/
Domei6761/
Dimme6756/
Dymeš6755/
Dimei6744/
Demiz6742/
Dymet6737/
Demaa6736/
Dimed6731/
Deama6729/
Dömet6728/
Dehmi6727/
Deyma6726/
Domea6726/
Deami6722/
Dimea6721/
Tdame6721/
Deimi6720/
Hådem6720/
Demui6720/
Dimeu6717/
Demys6716/
Dömez6716/
Dhemi6714/
Demoa6713/
Domeu6713/
Dehemmer6712/
Deihmech6712/
Demiy6711/
Daame6711/
Desmé6711/
Doime6711/
Daemy6710/
Dehmy679/
Dameu678/
Demșa678/
Demyo677/
Deméň677/
Daïme677/
Dhemm676/
Deymi676/
Duime676/
Dimej676/
Demyt675/
Dhiem675/
Doyme674/
D'Ame674/
Demär674/
Dimee673/
Dejma673/
Disme672/
Deumy672/
Demoj672/
Djmei672/
Dymey672/
Hdeem672/
Hdeim671/
Diemj671/
Djmet671/
Dhdem671/
Demeyova671/
Demhd671/
Deamy671/
Deattmer671/
Ddhem671/
Deitm671/
Djehemey671/
Ddema671/
Ddome671/
Deemt671/
Deesm671/
Démeš671/
Döhme671/
Düyme671/
Demeydts671/
Demij671/
Demét671/
Desmetdt671/
Desmè671/
Diemè671/
Deymt671/
Ditme671/
Diemy671/
Dheam671/
Deemm670/

Deme Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Deme in the Marathi language
देमेdeme-
Deme in the Oriya language
େଡେମedema96.55
େଡ଼େମerema3.45
Deme in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﻡdm92.31
ﺩﻳﻢdym1.71
ﺩﻣﻲdmy0.85
ﺩﻣﻪdmh0.85
Deme in the Tibetan language
འབྲི་མི་drimi50
དྲིམ་མེད་drimmé50
Deme in the Hindi language
डेमेdeme50
देमेdeme50
Deme in the Russian language
Демеdeme-

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