Demetrius Surname

263,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,489 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Demetrius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Demetrius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5561:651,90552,252
Jamaica3571:8,039927
France1251:531,38273,029
Haiti1151:92,9044,590
Australia841:321,37727,634
England781:714,33440,171
Canada501:736,91258,785
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
India71:109,580,769786,157
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

The alternate forms: Demétrius (6) & Démétrius (1) are calculated separately.

Demetrius (25,074) may also be a first name.

Demetrius Last Name Facts

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

The last name Demetrius (Arabic: دمتريوس, Russian: Деметриус) is found most in The United States. It can also appear as a variant: Demétrius or Démétrius. For other possible spellings of Demetrius click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Demetrius? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 263,175th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 4,894,255 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Demetrius are found; 41 percent are found in North America and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 31,921st most frequently held given name globally. It is borne by 25,074 people.

Demetrius is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 556 people, or 1 in 651,905. In The United States it is primarily found in: Florida, where 24 percent live, New York, where 20 percent live and Massachusetts, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 24 percent live and France, where 8 percent live.

Demetrius Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Demetrius has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Demetrius last name expanded 867 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Demetrius Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Demetrius surname are 16.38% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 69.61% being registered with the party.

The amount Demetrius earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.76% more than the national average, earning $46,497 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.69% more than the national average, earning $50,028 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Demetrius Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Demetrius in the Russian language
Деметриусdemetrius-
Demetrius in the Arabic language
دمتريوسdmtryws-
ديمتريوسdymtryws-

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Footnotes

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