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 is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Demkes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Demkes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,415,499th most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Demkes live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Demkes is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 145 people, or 1 in 116,463. In The Netherlands Demkes is mostly found in: Gelderland, where 54 percent are found, South Holland, where 26 percent are found and Drenthe, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Demkes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Demkes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Demkes last name decreased 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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