Demete Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Demete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Demete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Congo51:997,81917,129
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Demete (15) may also be a first name.

Demete Last Name Facts

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

The last name Demete has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Demete click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Demete? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,979,664th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. Demete is mostly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Demete reside; 49 percent reside in Southern Africa and 49 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Demete is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 15 people.

The last name is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 812,539. In Zimbabwe Demete is most frequent in: Harare Province, where 68 percent live and Mashonaland East Province, where 32 percent live. Excluding Zimbabwe Demete is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 23 percent live and The Congo, where 12 percent live.

Demete Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Demete has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Demete surname decreased 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Demeter9222,969/
Demette92243/
Demoete9256/
Demeste9217/
Demetes921/
Demetez921/
Desmete921/
Demethe921/
Demet912,904/
Demester86161/
Desmette86142/
Demetter8662/
Demoette864/
Demeeter864/
Demether863/
Deemeter862/
Demettie861/
Demeyter861/
Deumette861/
Desmet8318,162/
Demate832,716/
Demets832,168/
Demeti83174/
Demote83151/
Damete83130/
Demite8389/
Demmet8317/
Domete8316/
Dimete8312/
Demeta839/
Demiet836/
Demest835/
Demett834/
Demeth832/
Demety832/
Demeat831/
Detmet831/
Demeester802,813/
Desmeyter8015/
Demeister801/
Demmiette801/
Desmedt775,502/
Dematte771,633/
Demotte77580/
Dametey77349/
Demedts77294/
Dometey77278/
Dematei77211/
Damette77210/
Damiete77204/
Demiter77202/
Demetis77119/
Desmets77116/
Demyter77115/
Desmetz7798/
Domette7787/
Demetti7747/
Demmeti7745/
Diomete7741/
Dematey7732/
Demmett7729/
Demeuth7729/
Desmett7727/
Deumite7726/
Diemeta7725/
Demitte7722/
Demotei7717/
Desmetd7717/
Dametie7711/
Demetta778/
Demetio777/
Demetai776/
Demoite775/
Demeyst775/
Dymeter775/
Demites774/
Deameth773/
Demetiz773/
Dommete772/
Demitez772/
Demoëte772/
Demateu772/
Dimmete771/
Domeite771/
Dhemate771/
Dhemeta771/
Dhimete771/
Demeath771/
Demeitt771/
Demetha771/
Demethi771/
Demited771/
Demmeta771/
Demmety771/
Dehmeit771/
Dimiete771/
Dehmest771/
Demotea771/
Dematea771/
Demehed771/
Demeist771/
Demaite771/
Dammete771/
Daimete771/
Damaete771/
Deemate771/
Demmeth770/
Demiste770/
Demethy770/
Demiett770/
Detmeister751/
Deimeister751/
Demit73801/
Dimet73403/
Demed73114/
Dymet7337/
Demeč7318/
Demyt735/
Djmet731/
Demét731/
Demattei71982/
Desmecht71555/
Desmyter71489/
Demister71434/
Demuyter71287/
Diomette71177/
Demaiter71172/
Dimmette71159/
Damiette7164/
Demetaiz7140/
Demattey7139/
Demattee7133/
Demitter7128/
Demetais7128/
Demestoy7124/
Dhomette7121/
Dheemate717/
Demattea713/
Deematee712/
Doemmeti711/
Demaited711/
Demmiett711/
Deimmeta711/
Duimette711/
Deamotea711/
Demeydts711/
Demoiter711/
Demoyter711/
Dematteï711/
Desmetdt711/
Desmitte711/
Diomethe711/
Deamotte710/
Dimate673,155/
Damite671,619/
Desmit67817/
Damate67549/
Demita67405/
Domate67294/
Demuyt67284/
Damote67213/
Detmit67167/
Desmytter67133/
Demith67124/
Dehmed67121/
Demiti6787/
Demitt6751/
Dimote6746/
Desmed6744/
Demiot6741/
Dimeti6728/
Desmijter6727/
Dimeth6724/
Demist6723/
Domite6722/
Dimeet6722/
Dimett6718/
Démeth6712/
Dimetz6711/
Domote678/
Demyts678/
Diemit677/
Dimeta677/
Dimite677/
Demmed675/
Dimets674/
Duimet673/
Deamit673/
Deamestoy673/
Dymets673/
Demmit672/
Dimmet672/
Demait672/
Dematé672/
Dismet672/
Daimet672/
Demeedova671/
Desmyster671/
Demoti671/
Dymeta671/
Dymety671/
Dehmietay671/
Ddemister671/
Demecz671/
Desmeecht671/
Desmitter671/
Dhimet671/
Dejmit671/
Deemit671/
Dymett670/
Demity670/

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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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  • 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 Demete
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