Demetria Surname

438,351st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 782 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Demetria 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'.

Demetria Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines6691:151,32825,239
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Mexico191:6,532,95832,927
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Demetria (61,151) may also be a first name.

Demetria 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

Demetria Last Name Facts

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

The surname Demetria (Arabic: ديميتريا) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Demetria? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 438,351st most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 9,319,112 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 89 percent of Demetria are found; 89 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 86 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Demetria is also the 15,619th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 61,151 people.

The last name Demetria is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 669 people, or 1 in 151,328. In The Philippines it is most common in: Central Visayas, where 19 percent live, Western Visayas, where 18 percent live and Central Luzon, where 15 percent live. Beside The Philippines it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in The Dominican Republic, where 4 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Demetria Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Demetria in the Arabic language
ديميترياdymytrya-

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