Demir Surname

709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 773,665 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Demir Surname User-submission:

Demir means 'iron' in Turkish.

Demir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey751,4281:1043
Germany7,9561:10,1191,273
Austria1,1811:7,210904
Northern Cyprus1,1671:2733
Belgium1,1541:9,9621,429
Iran1,0551:72,7807,578
Netherlands1,0321:16,3642,509
Sweden8971:10,977958
England7741:71,9878,238
United States7431:487,83241,220
Saudi Arabia5961:51,7727,760
Switzerland5341:15,3802,528
France4621:143,77222,175
Denmark4601:12,2711,173
Bulgaria4541:15,3721,530
Romania4291:46,8025,832
Russia3601:400,34238,677
Bosnia and Herzegovina3121:11,3352,247
Australia2521:107,12611,994
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
North Macedonia1731:12,1471,914
Canada1621:227,44221,827
Thailand1561:452,81079,462
Greece1541:71,94712,089
Iraq1151:304,5366,054
Norway1131:45,5076,510
Kazakhstan1041:170,02416,548
Finland861:63,9157,300
Spain851:550,02426,624
Azerbaijan801:120,6143,867
Jordan791:111,9307,430
Turkmenistan741:74,1771,431
Moldova531:67,1969,093
Argentina481:890,48857,418
Uzbekistan441:702,93514,831
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Serbia391:183,20411,620
Belarus361:263,91830,781
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Albania341:85,7088,927
Qatar341:69,3536,725
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Kyrgyzstan331:180,99018,462
Georgia311:120,8249,543
United Arab Emirates311:295,55719,854
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Hungary241:409,01227,854
Italy201:3,057,83499,174
Lebanon191:296,68910,035
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
Slovenia141:177,69114,620
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
China131:105,178,5825,529
Wales101:309,45316,869
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Libya91:693,7751,982
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Kosovo81:232,7347,787
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Iceland61:63,3484,218
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Montenegro41:159,8915,521
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Palestine21:2,274,42417,661
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

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

Demir (13,046) may also be a first name.

Demir Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Demir means 'iron' in Turkish.

- denizy

This surname means 'backsmith'.

- alpkant

This surname means 'Iron'.

- yaseminyaziciy

Demir Last Name Facts

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

Demir (Arabic: دمير, Georgian: დემირ, Russian: Демир) occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Démir. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Demir? popularity and diffusion

The surname Demir is the 709th most prevalent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 9,420 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 85 percent of Demir reside; 85 percent reside in West Asia and 85 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Demir is also the 51,164th most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 13,046 people.

It is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is borne by 751,428 people, or 1 in 104. In Turkey Demir is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent reside, Sanliurfa Province, where 6 percent reside and Ankara Province, where 5 percent reside. Other than Turkey it exists in 112 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent reside and Austria, where 0 percent reside.

Demir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Demir has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 12,383 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Demir Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Russia, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Sunni (92%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Demir last name are 9.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.9% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Demir earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 34.78% less than the national average, earning 225,718 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 18.23% less than the national average, earning R 194,328 per year; in United States they earn 6.39% more than the national average, earning $45,907 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.98% less than the national average, earning $49,194 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Démir931/
Demier91423/
Demire9154/
Demair9140/
Dehmir9136/
Deamir9116/
Demirz9113/
Demitr919/
Demirr915/
Demoir915/
Demuir914/
Demeir913/
Demirt913/
Desmir912/
Detmir911/
Demior911/
Daemir911/
Deymier83447/
Deumier83280/
Demeire83240/
Demaire83235/
Demoire8314/
Desmire834/
Demmier833/
Diemair832/
Diemeir832/
Doemier831/
Deumeir831/
Desmair831/
Deemier831/
Deimier831/
Dehmire831/
Demitrz831/
Diemier831/
Deemitr831/
Demmire830/
Detmeir830/
Detmire830/
Demirth830/
Damir805,136/
Demer80602/
Dimir80159/
Domir8067/
Demyr8057/
Demre8026/
Demır806/
Demär804/
Demýr803/
Demirova772,872/
Demirová774/
Demeirre771/
Demehier771/
Daimir7310,714/
Diemer739,269/
Demere736,658/
Demmer736,280/
Deemer733,366/
Detmer732,172/
Deamer731,992/
Dehmer731,864/
Dimier731,130/
Damier73905/
Deimer73374/
Deumer73290/
Dhamir73272/
Domier73272/
Demeer73239/
Doemer73150/
Demeur73136/
Demetr7398/
Dymitr7387/
Dhemre7385/
Dahmir7365/
Daemer7362/
Demert7351/
Dhomir7343/
Desmer7331/
Ditmir7318/
Dimitr7316/
Deymer739/
Dhimir738/
Domeir737/
Damair737/
Damhir734/
Domoir734/
Dimire733/
Daamir732/
Démier732/
Demerd732/
Dammir732/
Dommir731/
Dhemer731/
Damoir731/
Demear731/
Dejmer731/
Démirr731/
Demytr731/
Dismir731/
Dojmir731/
Doimir730/
Deemre730/
Demger730/
Domair730/
Domirr730/
Demireğer7124/
Dettmer677,654/
Dhimire674,565/
Demmert67545/
Deitmer67433/
Demerre67205/
Demeere67131/
Deimert67126/
Diemeer67119/
Demeyre6780/
Ditmire6752/
Dammier6750/
Dammeir6746/
Deemert6736/
Dethmer6734/
Dhaemer6734/
Daymier6732/
Diemmer6729/
Demmere6723/
Daemmer6715/
Dytmire6714/
Dheemer6713/
Deamehr6711/
Doehmer6710/
Dhemere678/
Dhamier678/
Dehmayr677/
Demhere676/
Diehmer676/
Damaair674/
Dhoimir674/
Dehymer672/
Demeare672/
Demeher672/
Dohmier671/
Dimaire671/
Dimhire671/
Deummer671/
Dheemre671/
Daimair671/
Daimier671/
Deemeur671/
Dehemer671/
Ddemere671/
Deymeer671/
Dhimair671/
Demesre671/
Deimmer671/
Deesmer671/
Dhimitr671/
Dittmir670/
Doymire670/
Dedtmer670/
Demeard670/
Dimmier670/
Deymyre670/

Demir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Demir in the Georgian language
დემირdemir-
Demir in the Russian language
Демирdemir-
Demir in the Arabic language
دميرdmyr-
ديميرdymyr-

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