Demsley Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Demsley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Demsley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Demsley (5) may also be a first name.

Demsley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Demsley occurs more in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Demsley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Demsley is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Demsley is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Demsley are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Demsley is also the 5,493,085th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 5 people.

The surname Demsley is most frequently used in Canada, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 36,845,591. Not including Canada this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 33 percent live.

Demsley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Demsley has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Densley862,001/
Domsley861/
Damsley860/
Demsler860/
Dhensley801/
Densly778/
Dimsle771/
Densle770/
Dinsley71323/
Densler71139/
Densloe719/
Damshly714/
Denslay711/
Demsilli6712/
Dimshlet671/
Denschle671/
Domselly670/
Dindsley670/
Denncley670/

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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 Demsley
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