Deme Surname
Approximately 88,572 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 42,894 | 1:340 | 63 |
| Ethiopia | 16,259 | 1:6,000 | 955 |
| Burkina Faso | 15,004 | 1:1,223 | 187 |
| Mali | 3,678 | 1:4,614 | 317 |
| Nigeria | 2,153 | 1:82,277 | 5,821 |
| Hungary | 1,974 | 1:4,973 | 572 |
| Ivory Coast | 921 | 1:25,050 | 1,778 |
| DR Congo | 616 | 1:119,934 | 13,059 |
| Romania | 571 | 1:35,163 | 4,481 |
| India | 480 | 1:1,598,053 | 58,900 |
| Mauritania | 439 | 1:9,328 | 981 |
| France | 349 | 1:190,323 | 29,635 |
| United States | 340 | 1:1,066,056 | 77,773 |
| Serbia | 318 | 1:22,468 | 2,548 |
| Cameroon | 297 | 1:69,930 | 8,781 |
| Zimbabwe | 288 | 1:53,605 | 8,125 |
| Gabon | 202 | 1:9,352 | 1,744 |
| Turkey | 184 | 1:422,943 | 25,283 |
| Indonesia | 176 | 1:751,416 | 57,642 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Papua New Guinea | 135 | 1:60,398 | 7,783 |
| Spain | 126 | 1:371,048 | 20,817 |
| Slovakia | 125 | 1:42,692 | 8,016 |
| Benin | 112 | 1:92,282 | 10,663 |
| Canada | 103 | 1:357,724 | 32,292 |
| Ukraine | 87 | 1:523,249 | 59,336 |
| South Africa | 52 | 1:1,041,879 | 63,251 |
| Australia | 50 | 1:539,914 | 40,287 |
| Philippines | 48 | 1:2,109,130 | 121,847 |
| England | 46 | 1:1,211,262 | 56,182 |
| Czechia | 44 | 1:241,670 | 33,051 |
| Haiti | 39 | 1:273,946 | 9,218 |
| Niger | 36 | 1:533,112 | 13,750 |
| Germany | 35 | 1:2,300,156 | 119,987 |
| Albania | 30 | 1:97,135 | 9,519 |
| Uganda | 28 | 1:1,394,260 | 52,673 |
| Latvia | 23 | 1:89,132 | 12,995 |
| Italy | 21 | 1:2,912,223 | 98,106 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Taiwan | 14 | 1:1,674,625 | 11,030 |
| Georgia | 13 | 1:288,119 | 13,907 |
| Tanzania | 10 | 1:5,294,161 | 57,086 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| Guinea | 7 | 1:1,690,545 | 1,750 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Solomon Islands | 3 | 1:193,343 | 19,495 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 1:2,092,445 | 103,667 |
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.
Deme Demographics
Average Male Deme Height
175.53 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Deme Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Deme Come From? nationality or country of origin
Deme (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻡ, Hindi: डेमे, Marathi: देमे, Oriya: େଡେମ, Russian: Деме, Tibetan: འབྲི་མི་) is more commonly found in Senegal than any other country/territory. It can also occur 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
The last name is the 6,383rd most widespread surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 82,278 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Deme are found; 73 percent are found in West Africa and 49 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Deme is also the 16,643rd most frequently held first name globally It is held by 56,576 people.
It is most frequently used in Senegal, where it is carried by 42,894 people, or 1 in 340. In Senegal Deme is primarily found in: Dakar Region, where 18 percent live, Tambacounda Region, where 12 percent live and Kaolack Region, where 11 percent live. Excluding Senegal this last name occurs in 80 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 18 percent live and Burkina Faso, where 17 percent live.
Deme Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Deme has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Deme last name expanded 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 Republicans than The US average, with 52.54% registered to vote for the 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
Deme Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Deme in the Marathi language | ||
| देमे | deme | - |
| Deme in the Oriya language | ||
| େଡେମ | edema | 96.55 |
| େଡ଼େମ | erema | 3.45 |
| Deme in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﻡ | dm | 92.31 |
| ﺩﻳﻢ | dym | 1.71 |
| ﺩﻣﻲ | dmy | 0.85 |
| ﺩﻣﻪ | dmh | 0.85 |
| Deme in the Tibetan language | ||
| འབྲི་མི་ | drimi | 50 |
| དྲིམ་མེད་ | drimmé | 50 |
| Deme in the Hindi language | ||
| डेमे | deme | 50 |
| देमे | deme | 50 |
| Deme in the Russian language | ||
| Деме | deme | - |
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