Dempester Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Dempester Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dempester Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland221:201,3589,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland121:311,9359,798
Wales21:784,20816,349
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Dempester Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dempester is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dempester? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dempester is the 8,193,072nd most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Dempester is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Dempester are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is mostly found in: Florida, where 100 percent reside. Aside from The United States Dempester is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 20 percent reside and Jamaica, where 20 percent reside.

Dempester Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dempester has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dempester Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Dempester last name is chiefly Presbyterian (36%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dempeter942/
Dempestes891/
Devester8263/
Debester822/
Dempiter821/
Deivester781/
Deinpeter780/
Dempeti751/
Denpete751/
Debister712/
Demphitte6713/
Dybestter671/
Dimpeti633/
Dimpeta631/
Dimpite631/
Doybyster561/

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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
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  • 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 Dempester
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