Demkes Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Demkes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Demkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1451:116,46318,437
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Demkes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Demkes has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Demkes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,415,499th most widely held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. The last name Demkes is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Demkes reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 145 people, or 1 in 116,463. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Gelderland, where 54 percent are found, South Holland, where 26 percent are found and Drenthe, where 8 percent are found. Barring The Netherlands this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Demkes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Demkes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Demkes surname fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Demkesh926/
Doemkes924/
Demke91840/
Dömkes8398/
Dehmke8360/
Demkey8356/
Diemke8354/
Denkes8336/
Demkee8326/
Demcke838/
Demkys837/
Dhemke831/
Damkes831/
Dämkes831/
Demkep831/
Demkis830/
Deimeke77232/
Dömckes7719/
Demcker7717/
Dehmcke779/
Demkech779/
Dismkes772/
Denkesh771/
Demckee771/
Denke734,494/
Dimke73829/
Dymke73516/
Demka73146/
Demce7333/
Demki735/
Demky730/
Demkeová7111/
Dehnke67797/
Duenke67156/
Dinkes6799/
Dengke6756/
Denkie6751/
Denkei6736/
Denkey6735/
Dencke6729/
Demkio6728/
Demche6720/
Daenke6719/
Dhenke6717/
Deemka6710/
Denkis678/
Dimkea675/
Demkai675/
Dimkey674/
Demque672/
Dences672/
Dimkeu671/
Demkoa671/
Denkeu671/
Denkep671/
Demkaa671/
Denkeh671/
Dehmky671/
Denket671/
Denked671/
Demnky671/
Demcey670/
Diemka670/
Denkee670/
Demkay670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Demkes
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