Demšar Surname

247,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,605 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Demšar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Demšar Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1,5791:1,575134
Croatia241:176,19222,291
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841

The alternate forms: Demsar (194) are calculated separately.

Demšar Last Name Facts

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

Demšar is found most in Slovenia. It can be rendered as: Demsar. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Demšar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Demšar is the 247,748th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 4,540,527 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Demšar live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Slovenia, where it is held by 1,579 people, or 1 in 1,575. In Slovenia it is primarily found in: Upper Carniola, where 61 percent reside, Central Slovenia, where 25 percent reside and Gorizia, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Slovenia Demšar occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 1 percent reside and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Demsar94194/
Demcar831/
Demshar77236/
Doemsar7716/
Demchar7713/
Demschar7123/
Demsahar7113/
Demshare711/
Damsar6731/
Densar6717/
Demssahar678/
Denjar678/
Damzar672/
Dimcar671/
Dencar671/
Demsor670/
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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 Demšar
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