Demek Surname

158,351st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,759 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Demek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Demek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,2541:43,2774,742
Slovakia1131:47,2259,049
Turkey1081:720,56936,566
Czechia791:134,60121,287
United States631:5,753,316282,354
Serbia571:125,3509,305
Indonesia411:3,225,590176,839
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Démek (1) are calculated separately.

Demek (1,458) may also be a first name.

Demek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Demek (Russian: Демек) occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Démek. For other potential spellings of Demek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Demek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 158,351st most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,641,372 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Demek are found; 82 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 204,195th most commonly occurring forename worldwide, held by 1,458 people.

The surname Demek is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 2,254 people, or 1 in 43,277. Outside of Ethiopia this surname exists in 21 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 4 percent live and Turkey, where 4 percent live.

Demek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Demek has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 6,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Demek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Demek are 44.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 90.91% registered with the political party.

Demek earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.77% more than the national average, earning $43,911 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Démek931/
Demeke91112,810/
Dejmek91540/
Demeck9121/
Deimek9119/
Deemek913/
Detmek911/
Demekh911/
Demeak911/
Deimeke83232/
Demetke8315/
Demmeck8310/
Diemeck836/
Demmeke834/
Demeike832/
Dejmeck831/
Demezsk831/
Dymek808,410/
Damek801,805/
Domek801,652/
Demik80320/
Dimek80162/
Demyk80135/
Demec8042/
Demex804/
Dömek802/
Demeková7775/
Demekova7723/
Demmecke770/
Demick73984/
Dimeck73374/
Demecs73254/
Demykh73198/
Domeck73196/
Dömeke73166/
Dymeck7389/
Demike7380/
Dimeke7376/
Dommek7321/
Dimmek7321/
Dammek7316/
Dymmek7312/
Demikh7311/
Demaik735/
Damekh735/
Doimek734/
Dhamek733/
Dameck733/
Demmec731/
Demegh731/
Dejmik731/
Demmyk731/
Demuyk731/
Demeqe731/
Demmik731/
Domiek731/
Dameak730/
Demisk730/
Demekhova7141/
Dejmeková715/
Demeckova713/
Demkova671,033/
Demmick6741/
Dommeck6739/
Demegue6715/
Demicke678/
Dimechk675/
Demuyck672/
Desmike671/
Dismeke671/
Dimmeck671/
Domeick671/
Demequs671/
Demigue671/
Demique671/
Doemaik671/
De'mike671/
Demmike671/
Demeque671/
Demicks670/
Demisck670/
Daemick670/
Dammeck670/

Demek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Demek in the Russian language
Демекdemek-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Demek
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