Desmet Surname
Approximately 18,162 people bear this surname
Desmet Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 12,963 | 1:887 | 24 |
| France | 2,930 | 1:22,670 | 2,638 |
| United States | 1,580 | 1:229,404 | 22,112 |
| Australia | 168 | 1:160,689 | 16,729 |
| Canada | 140 | 1:263,183 | 24,832 |
| Netherlands | 92 | 1:183,556 | 26,152 |
| South Africa | 52 | 1:1,041,879 | 63,251 |
| England | 40 | 1:1,392,951 | 61,553 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| New Caledonia | 26 | 1:10,624 | 2,723 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Desmet (37) may also be a first name.
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Desmet Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Desmet Come From? nationality or country of origin
Desmet (Russian: Дэсмет) is held by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Desmet? popularity and diffusion
The last name Desmet is the 29,496th most common surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 401,252 people. Desmet occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Desmet reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 55 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Desmet is also the 1,688,769th most commonly occurring given name worldwide, held by 37 people.
The surname Desmet is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is held by 12,963 people, or 1 in 887. In Belgium it is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 76 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 17 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Belgium this surname exists in 49 countries. It is also found in France, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.
Desmet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Desmet has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Desmet surname grew 4,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Desmet Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Desmet surname are 1.96% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.27% being registered with the political party.
The amount Desmet earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 539.11% more than the national average, earning R 1,518,780 per year; in United States they earn 12.71% more than the national average, earning $48,635 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.58% less than the national average, earning $47,906 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Desmet Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Desmet in the Russian language | ||
| Дэсмет | desmet | - |
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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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- 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 Desmet
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