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 Deme Salary in
United States
$47,915 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Deme Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Deme Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Deme (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻡ, Hindi: डेमे, Marathi: देमे, Oriya: େଡେମ, Russian: Деме, Tibetan: འབྲི་མི་) is borne by more people in Senegal than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Dème, Demé, Déme, Demè, Démé, Dèmé or Démè. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Deme? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,383rd most prevalent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 82,278 people. Deme occurs mostly 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 frequent first name globally It is held by 56,576 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Senegal, where it is carried by 42,894 people, or 1 in 340. In Senegal it is mostly concentrated in: Dakar Region, where 18 percent are found, Tambacounda Region, where 12 percent are found and Kaolack Region, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Senegal this last name is found in 80 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 18 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 17 percent are found.
Deme Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Deme has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Deme last name rose 1,417 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Deme Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Deme surname are 5.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.54% being registered with 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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