Dempers Surname

322,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Dempers Surname Definition:

“Shining Day”. Corruption of Old German Daginpert.

Dempers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,0421:51,9946,584
England341:1,638,76668,634
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Namibia141:172,1009,625
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

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

Dempers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Shining Day”. Corruption of Old German Daginpert.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Dempers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dempers occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Dempérs. For other potential spellings of Dempers click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dempers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dempers is the 322,477th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 6,298,657 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Dempers are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

It is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 1,042 people, or 1 in 51,994. In South Africa Dempers is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 52 percent live, Gauteng, where 26 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 7 percent live. Aside from South Africa this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Dempers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dempers are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Dempers earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 62.66% more than the national average, earning R 386,544 per year; in United States they earn 17.2% more than the national average, earning $50,569 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.34% more than the national average, earning $62,272 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dempérs951/
Dimpers86147/
Dampers8634/
Devers776,396/
Debers778/
Deavers712,099/
Deevers71241/
Debeers7171/
Debeurs7143/
Deibers712/
Deversj711/
Debiers711/
Deberse711/
Deabers711/
Dompars711/
Dimpars711/
Deverrs710/
Deebers710/
Deivers710/
Debears710/
Debeerst67106/
Dvers671/
Deaverrs670/
Divers624,023/
Dävers6217/
Devèrs622/
Dyvers621/
Dberst621/
Deverx621/
Devirs620/
Debirs620/
Dhivers5758/
Devoirs572/
Devairs571/
D'Veirs571/
Deberje570/
Deavirs570/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dempers
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