Demos Surname

107,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,326 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Demos Surname Definition:

(Greek) Descendant of Demos, a form of Demosthenes (strong with people), or of Demetrius (of Demeter, the goddess of fertility and harvests).

Demos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7411:132,23613,913
Egypt4581:200,73314,525
Philippines2871:352,74647,362
Australia1431:188,78118,817
Greece1081:102,59117,261
Canada1031:357,72432,292
Indonesia841:1,574,395104,585
South Africa691:785,18453,751
Brazil441:4,865,326126,089
Nigeria391:4,542,122122,724
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
Nicaragua211:286,7192,940
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
England191:2,932,529101,561
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Cyprus131:68,0677,075
India101:76,706,538639,611
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Syria91:2,144,5589,551
France41:16,605,680368,153
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Demos (2,302) may also be a first name.

Demos Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Greek) Descendant of Demos, a form of Demosthenes (strong with people), or of Demetrius (of Demeter, the goddess of fertility and harvests).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Demos Last Name Facts

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

The last name Demos (Georgian: დემოს, Russian: Демос) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Demos? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 107,768th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,684,592 people. Demos is mostly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Demos are found; 51 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 155,302nd most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 2,302 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 2,741 people, or 1 in 132,236. In The United States it is most frequent in: Illinois, where 17 percent are found, Florida, where 7 percent are found and Colorado, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States Demos occurs in 59 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 11 percent are found and The Philippines, where 7 percent are found.

Demos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Demos has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Demos surname rose 10,542 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Demos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Demos are 7.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.02% registered with the political party.

The amount Demos earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 39.86% more than the national average, earning R 332,352 per year; in United States they earn 16.28% more than the national average, earning $50,174 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.68% more than the national average, earning $51,015 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Demoss917,086/
Deimos91697/
Deymos91258/
Demous91253/
Demois91199/
Demots91126/
Demose91109/
Deamos9144/
Demoes9123/
Diemos9122/
Demoos9121/
Demuos916/
Desmos914/
Demost913/
Demosh912/
Deemos912/
Demmos911/
Dehmos911/
Dhemos911/
Demoys910/
Demo8917,049/
Desmots83483/
Dehmous83244/
Demotts83141/
Demoise8398/
Demoose8310/
Demoyse835/
Deamous834/
Daemous833/
Demosse831/
Demosth831/
Demoust831/
Demoshe831/
Demotse831/
Desmous831/
Dieymos831/
Desmuos831/
Demoush830/
Demas8010,091/
Demoz806,401/
Dimos804,658/
Demus803,157/
Damos801,262/
Diemo801,197/
Demou801,025/
Demmo80840/
Demoy80601/
Demot80507/
Deamo80282/
Demoo80161/
Deumo80147/
Domos80133/
Demoh80117/
Demoi80113/
Deemo8057/
Dymos8027/
Desmo8026/
Deimo8024/
Demoa8013/
Ådemo8010/
Demox809/
Democ807/
Demoč806/
Dhemo804/
Demuo804/
Dejmo804/
Detmo803/
D'Emo802/
Demod802/
Demoj802/
Deymo802/
Tdemo801/
Dehmo801/
Demop800/
Demosova772/
Dehmoosh771/
Demotshe771/
Demott733,371/
Diemoz731,128/
Demmou73875/
Demase73838/
Desmas73776/
Damois73414/
Demash73372/
Demeus73290/
Demusz73228/
Demass73219/
Demush73184/
Deimoy73172/
Demooy73158/
Dehmas73151/
Detmot73140/
Demouj73124/
Democh73104/
Desmot73102/
Domoos7385/
Demoux7383/
Demuys7370/
Deamus7361/
Deemas7350/
Diemou7347/
Damosh7337/
Damuos7336/
Demmas7335/
Deemoy7334/
Demotz7332/
Demgas7329/
Demuse7326/
Desmus7323/
Deemus7322/
Demgoi7322/
Gydemo7321/
Dhimos7321/
Dimoes7320/
Demuss7316/
Domosh7315/
Deimas7315/
Deimus7313/
Dymosz7313/
Desmod7311/
Deymas7311/
Diemoy7311/
Demuhs7310/
Dimoss736/
Deumas736/
Dhamos736/
Deimoz736/
Damoos736/
Dismos736/
Dhemou735/
Daimos735/
Demaus735/
Doemas735/
Demast734/
Damoss733/
Deemoo733/
Domuos733/
Desmoy732/
Dimost732/
Diemmo732/
Daemas732/
Dahmos732/
Diomos732/
Dimoos732/
Daymos732/
Desmou732/
Deemod732/
Demout731/
Diemho731/
Dimosh731/
Domoss731/
Dhemas731/
Demmus731/
Demodd731/
Demuis731/
Deamas731/
Deemeo731/
Deemuo731/
Deemoi731/
Deumoh731/
Demoha731/
Domois731/
Domosz731/
Deemoa731/
Deesmo731/
Dammos731/
Daamos731/
Demgou731/
Demorz731/
Diemas731/
Demouh731/
Deemoh731/
Detmus730/
Demats730/
Demmot730/
Ditmos730/
Demouz730/
Diemus730/
Dehmousse7124/
Detmouths710/
Dema6749,194/
Dimo6712,205/
Demeuse67919/
Demasse67450/
Dymo67251/
Dhemase67148/
Dahmous67122/
Dammous6797/
Desmats6770/
Demouch6735/
Demó6733/
Dehmoud6732/
Dimoush6727/
Dehmood6720/
Demooij6712/
Demoudt6711/
Desmotz6711/
Demause679/
Deismas679/
Deimouj677/
Deamott676/
Demmoud674/
Dahmosh674/
Démo673/
Djmo673/
Demá672/
Dimoise671/
Demaase671/
Demarzs671/
Demasce671/
Desmott671/
Demoutt671/
Demusse671/
Dehmoch671/
Dehmouj671/
Demasch671/
Deamuoh671/
Demohii671/
Dehesmo671/
De'mott671/
Daamous671/
D'Demas671/
Dymosch671/
Desmoux671/
Desmash671/
Dehmouh671/
Dethmod671/
Demashe670/
Deymoth670/
Desmoth670/
Demaust670/
Demottt670/
Ditmoss670/

Demos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Demos in the Georgian language
დემოსdemos-
Demos in the Russian language
Демосdemos-

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