Dementev Surname

27,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,716 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Dementev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dementev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia16,9781:8,4891,121
Ukraine1,7541:25,9543,717
Kazakhstan3311:53,4216,790
Belarus2931:32,4275,612
Kyrgyzstan1151:51,9367,450
Transnistria811:5,8601,083
Uzbekistan711:435,62210,503
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Tajikistan161:524,1683,647
Azerbaijan111:877,19313,780
Moldova111:323,76125,884
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
England21:27,859,030389,889
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Dementěv (2) are calculated separately.

Dementev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dementev (Georgian: დემენტევ, Russian: Дементьев) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Dementěv. Click here for further potential spellings of Dementev.

How Common Is The Last Name Dementev? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 27,252nd most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 369,626 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Dementev live; 74 percent live in Eastern Europe and 73 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Russia, where it is carried by 16,978 people, or 1 in 8,489. In Russia it is most common in: Moscow, where 9 percent live, Moscow Oblast, where 6 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 5 percent live. Excluding Russia this last name is found in 27 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 9 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent live.

Dementev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Orthodox (93%) in Belarus, Orthodox (89%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (76%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Dementev last name are 8.38% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 55.15% registered with the political party.

Dementev earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 47.38% more than the national average, earning $63,594 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dementev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dementev in the Georgian language
დემენტევdementev50
დემენტევიdementevi50
Dementev in the Russian language
Дементьевdementev-

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Footnotes

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