Demerit Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Demerit Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Demerit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1151:3,151,817182,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Demerit Last Name Facts

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

Demerit occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Demerit? popularity and diffusion

Demerit is the 1,701,480th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Demerit are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Demerit is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 115 people, or 1 in 3,151,817. In The United States Demerit is primarily found in: California, where 23 percent live, Missouri, where 18 percent live and Minnesota, where 7 percent live.

Demerit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Demerit has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Demerit last name grew 221 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Demerit Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Demerit last name are 21.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.86% registered with the party.

Demerit earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.64% more than the national average, earning $48,605 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Demeritt93966/
Demerrit935/
Demerite932/
Demerith931/
Demerist930/
Demeri92235/
Demeritte88976/
Demerritt88263/
Demerithe881/
Demetritt881/
Demetri861,309/
Demeris86191/
Desmeri86122/
Demieri86108/
Demeret8672/
Demerie8661/
Demehri8660/
Demorit8614/
Dehmeri8612/
Deemeri868/
Demerio866/
Demergi865/
Demmeri862/
Deameri862/
Damerit861/
Demeiri861/
Demarit861/
Demerritte826/
Demmerrite823/
Demierritt821/
Demetris80281/
Demerest80148/
Demerais80102/
Demeurie8095/
Demerzhi8066/
Dehmehri8042/
Demerich8022/
Deamerio8015/
Demetriz8012/
Demeretz807/
Desmeris803/
Demoritt802/
Dimeritt801/
Demaritt801/
Demedtri801/
Demerets801/
Demerris801/
Demetrui801/
Dehemeri801/
Demeyrio801/
Demeriss801/
Demerieh801/
Demeerio801/
Deemesri801/
Demeatri800/
Demerett800/
Demerret800/
Dimerith800/
Domeritt800/
Demareit800/
Demmerritte7816/
Demiri7713,882/
Demery778,556/
Demera776,771/
Demere776,658/
Dimeri7781/
Demetruis7525/
Deemeesri7511/
Demmerich759/
Demeatris755/
Demetriss754/
Demetrois753/
Demearest751/
Demetrais751/
Demetrich751/
Desmerais751/
Desmereis751/
Demetreis750/
Demetrish750/
Demerrett750/
Demmerest750/
Demmerett750/
Demirer7112,559/
Demaret716,128/
Demeure712,413/
Demiris71764/
Demiriz71692/
Demetry71642/
Demitri71506/
Demmery71494/
Demoret71368/
Demetre71349/
Demitry71339/
Demeire71240/
Demerre71205/
Demeiry71203/
Demerza71156/
Dimieri71139/
Demeere71131/
Demerey71124/
Demiere71120/
Demeray71109/
Demeree71101/
Desmery7199/
Demitre7184/
Demeyre7180/
Dimetri7140/
Demerer7133/
Dehmiri7132/
Demeira7126/
Deimery7125/
Demiryi7125/
Demmere7123/
Demeary7121/
Demeres7118/
Dhemera7116/
Demirai7115/
Diemere7114/
Dimeris7113/
Demairi7113/
Dimeari7111/
Deamiri7111/
D'Emery718/
Dhemere718/
Dhimeri718/
Demerge718/
Demhere716/
Demehry716/
Deemera715/
Demirei713/
Diemery713/
Demeera713/
Daimeri712/
Ddemera712/
Demirgi712/
Demirzi712/
Demeare712/
Diemera711/
Doimeri711/
Dismeri711/
Dimmeri711/
Demerea711/
Demgiri711/
Desmerette711/
Deemery711/
Dimeriy711/
Demytri711/
Tdemiri711/
Deimiri711/
Ddemere711/
Demeuré711/
Demiery711/
Demoiri711/
Demarét711/
Demirie711/
Demerze711/
Deumere711/
Deymery711/
Dhemery711/
Demesre711/
Demiori711/
Demerry710/
Demerez710/
Demerrette710/
Desmearets710/
Demeroy710/
Demarid710/
Dameret710/
Demierre672,554/
Demettre67146/
Dymerets67144/
Demetree67121/
Demorett67107/
Demetres67101/
Demmerer6786/
Demaitre6782/
Demerzhy6751/
Demitres6732/
Demarret6727/
Demitris6721/
Demeurre6713/
Demarett677/
Demerecz676/
D'Hemery674/
Deimetry674/
Dheemera673/
Desmmery673/
Demmerez673/
Demetrea672/
Desmerry672/
Ddemeera672/
Demoiris672/
Demirzhi671/
Damarith671/
Demeirre671/
Demerzey671/
Demetray671/
Demetrer671/
Demeyëre671/
Demherre671/
Demiriğe671/
Demehere671/
Desmetre671/
Demitroy671/
Demmeira671/
Demyrets671/
Deesmere671/
Dhemitre671/
Demeares670/
Demereea670/
Dimerris670/
Demerrer670/
Damerett670/
Demirest670/
Demmerre670/

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Demerit Reference & Research

Merritt-Marriott DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Merritt-Marriott FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Demerit
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis