Demirel Surname

4,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122,732 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Demirel Surname User-submission:

A Turkish surname, meaning 'iron hands'.

Demirel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey118,4201:65776
Germany1,3981:57,5867,447
France7191:92,38213,372
Netherlands3351:50,4098,633
Sweden2321:42,4433,368
Northern Cyprus1961:1,628161
United States1931:1,878,026122,158
Russia1651:873,47370,025
Belgium1641:70,10111,187
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Austria931:91,56413,432
England651:857,20145,134
Israel631:135,83514,591
Australia631:428,50333,982
Denmark551:102,6319,658
Switzerland451:182,50916,410
Norway451:114,27315,150
Turkmenistan371:148,3543,025
Finland351:157,04914,263
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
United Arab Emirates311:295,55719,854
Romania281:717,06748,956
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Kazakhstan161:1,105,15663,055
Azerbaijan141:689,22311,826
Bulgaria131:536,83923,182
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
China81:170,915,1968,932
Georgia71:535,07818,425
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Kosovo41:465,46710,032
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Demirel (1,337) may also be a first name.

Demirel Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Turkish surname, meaning 'iron hands'.

- bdemirsoy

Demirel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Demirel (Arabic: دميريل, Georgian: დემირელ, Russian: Демирель) occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Demirel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,583rd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 59,378 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Demirel reside; 84 percent reside in West Asia and 83 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Demirel is also the 214,787th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,337 people.

The last name Demirel is most numerous in Turkey, where it is carried by 118,420 people, or 1 in 657. In Turkey Demirel is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 17 percent live, Ankara Province, where 10 percent live and Antalya Province, where 4 percent live. Excluding Turkey this surname occurs in 69 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 1 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Demirel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Demirel last name are 28.25% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 81.48% being registered with the party.

The amount Demirel earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 16.65% less than the national average, earning 288,452 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.35% more than the national average, earning $45,891 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.14% less than the national average, earning $29,742 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Demirel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Demirel in the Georgian language
დემირელdemirel-
Demirel in the Russian language
Демирельdemirel-
Demirel in the Arabic language
دميريلdmyryl-
ديميريلdymyryl-

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