Demeter Surname

23,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,969 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Hungary

Demeter Surname User-submission:

Dimitra is a ancient Greek female name. The name is best known from the godess Demeter; Dimitra in Greek. The word Demeter derives from the Greek words gi, meaning 'earth' and mitra, meaning 'mother'.

Demeter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania8,0841:2,484335
Hungary7,6241:1,288136
United States1,9211:188,68218,724
Czechia1,7491:6,080711
Slovakia7591:7,031673
Ukraine5481:83,07111,869
France4711:141,02521,711
Germany3791:212,41524,030
Canada3391:108,68911,660
Spain1691:276,63917,132
Croatia1451:29,1636,002
England1431:389,63727,109
Serbia1031:69,3686,201
Belgium811:141,93420,189
Sweden781:126,2408,954
Austria541:157,69320,874
Brazil491:4,368,864116,514
Poland391:974,58370,126
Argentina391:1,095,98566,746
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Ireland161:294,30910,207
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Finland121:458,05828,977
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Israel91:950,84857,975
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

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

Demeter (1,239) may also be a first name.

Demeter Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Dimitra is a ancient Greek female name. The name is best known from the godess Demeter; Dimitra in Greek. The word Demeter derives from the Greek words gi, meaning 'earth' and mitra, meaning 'mother'.

- dimitra

Demeter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Demeter (Marathi: डेिमटर, Russian: Деметер) has its highest incidence in Romania. It can also be found as a variant: Déméter. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Demeter? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 23,595th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 317,277 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Demeter reside; 82 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 35 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Demeter is also the 224,526th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 1,239 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Romania, where it is borne by 8,084 people, or 1 in 2,484. In Romania it is mostly found in: Mureș County, where 27 percent are found, Harghita County, where 16 percent are found and Covasna County, where 14 percent are found. Barring Romania this surname exists in 56 countries. It is also common in Hungary, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Demeter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Demeter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Demeter surname expanded 32,017 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 7,150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Demeter Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Demeter surname is primarily Orthodox (71%) in Russia and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Demeter last name are 13.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.39% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Demeter earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 93.06% less than the national average, earning €2,083 per year; in United States they earn 12.67% more than the national average, earning $48,617 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.25% more than the national average, earning $53,284 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Demester93161/
Demeuter93115/
Demetter9362/
Demeeter934/
Demether933/
Deemeter932/
Demetere931/
Demeyter931/
Demete9243/
Déméter901/
Demeester882,813/
Desmeyter8815/
Demeister881/
Demeuteer881/
Demetre86349/
Demette86243/
Demiter86202/
Demyter86115/
Demeste8617/
Demater8613/
Dymeter865/
Dameter862/
Demetes861/
Demetez861/
Desmete861/
Demethe861/
Demoter860/
Demeterová822,482/
Demeestere82749/
Demeterova8281/
Desmeytere8238/
Demesteere8211/
Detmeister821/
Deimeister821/
Desmyter80489/
Demister80434/
Demuyter80287/
Demotier80178/
Demaiter80172/
Demettre80146/
Desmette80142/
Demitter8028/
Demitere8019/
Diometer801/
Demettie801/
Demoiter801/
Demoyter801/
Deumette801/
Dometier801/
Demmeterova781/
Demeesteere781/
Demeti77174/
Demite7789/
Dimete7712/
Demeta779/
Demety772/
Desmytter75133/
Demuytere7538/
Demottier7535/
Desmijter7527/
Desmyther7522/
Demaitere758/
Desmither756/
Demoitier753/
Desmyster751/
Ddemister751/
Demmiette751/
Desmitter751/
Domiter71667/
Dymiter71195/
Demetis71119/
Desmyttere71112/
Demetti7147/
Demmeti7145/
Diomete7141/
Demeestère7135/
Damiter7131/
Deumite7126/
Diemeta7125/
Dimetre7124/
Demitte7122/
Dymyter7118/
Dimiter718/
Demetta718/
Demetio717/
Demetai716/
Demoite715/
Demites714/
Demetiz713/
Demitez712/
Dimater712/
Dimmete711/
Domoter711/
Dhemeta711/
Dhimete711/
Demetha711/
Demethi711/
Demited711/
Demmeta711/
Demmety711/
Damoter711/
Dimiete711/
Desmijtere711/
Desmyterre711/
Demaite711/
Daimete711/
Demiste710/
Demethy710/
Diomette67177/
Dimmette67159/
Demetaiz6740/
Demetais6728/
Domitter6726/
Demestoy6724/
Damitier676/
Dhimiter676/
Démettre672/
Dimitere672/
Dimatter671/
Damother671/
Demaited671/
Deimmeta671/
Duimette671/
Démotier671/
Desmijttere671/
Desmitte671/
Diomethe671/

Demeter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Demeter in the Marathi language
डेिमटरdeimatara-
Demeter in the Russian language
Деметерdemeter-

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