Desmet Surname

29,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Desmet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Desmet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium12,9631:88724
France2,9301:22,6702,638
United States1,5801:229,40422,112
Australia1681:160,68916,729
Canada1401:263,18324,832
Netherlands921:183,55626,152
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
England401:1,392,95161,553
Portugal381:274,16410,086
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Desmet (37) may also be a first name.

Desmet Last Name Facts

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

Desmet (Russian: Дэсмет) is found most in Belgium. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Desmet? popularity and diffusion

Desmet is the 29,496th most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 401,252 people. Desmet occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Desmet are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 55 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently occurring given name on earth It is held by 37 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Belgium, where it is carried by 12,963 people, or 1 in 887. In Belgium it is most common in: Flemish Region, where 76 percent live, Walloon Region, where 17 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 7 percent live. Excluding Belgium Desmet occurs in 49 countries. It also occurs in France, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Desmet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Desmet has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Desmet last name rose 4,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Desmet Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Desmet surname are 1.96% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.27% 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Desmedt925,502/
Desmeth92138/
Desmets92116/
Desmetz9298/
Desmett9227/
Desmetd9217/
Desmete921/
Desmiet921/
Demet912,904/
Desme91256/
Desmecht86555/
Desmette86142/
Desmetdt861/
Demets832,168/
Desmit83817/
Desmee8391/
Desmed8344/
Deisme8344/
Demete8343/
Desmer8331/
Demmet8317/
Desmée838/
Demiet836/
Dosmet835/
Demest835/
Demett834/
Demeth832/
Deshme832/
Dismet832/
Desmie832/
Demeat831/
Dasmet831/
Desmes831/
Detmet831/
Desmey831/
Deszme831/
Deusme831/
Deme8088,572/
Desmeecht801/
Desmidt772,153/
Desmith77692/
Demedts77294/
Demette77243/
Desmitt7745/
Demmett7729/
Demeuth7729/
Demeste7717/
Deshmeh7710/
Desmyth777/
Desmist776/
Demeyst775/
Deameth773/
Deshmer772/
Demeath771/
Demeitt771/
Dehmeit771/
Dessmer771/
Dehmest771/
Désmedt771/
Demeist771/
Desmitd771/
Deshmey771/
Demethe771/
Deshmee771/
Deesmer771/
Demmeth770/
Demiett770/
Deasmit770/
Dieme7343,446/
Demie735,914/
Demey734,282/
Demes733,944/
Demez732,344/
Demme731,203/
Demit73801/
Demer73602/
Dheme73491/
Dimet73403/
Deyme73333/
Demeu73290/
Desma73234/
Demeh73223/
Demea73221/
Desmi73207/
Demee73141/
Demei73116/
Demed73114/
Deime7376/
Deeme7358/
Deame7357/
Demeš7345/
Demhe7343/
Dymet7337/
Demge7334/
Demeč7318/
Dehme7311/
Desmé7311/
Demée739/
Ddeme737/
Demyt735/
Dejme733/
Disme732/
Djmet731/
Demej731/
Demeň731/
Demét731/
Desmè731/
Deume731/
Değme731/
Desmicht7158/
Doesmith715/
Demmiett711/
Desmythe711/
Dashmeet711/
Demeydts711/
Desmitte711/
Dishmete711/
Demmer676,280/
Deemer673,366/
Detmer672,172/
Deamer671,992/
Dehmie671,738/
Demesh67910/
Desmis67526/
Deemie67442/
Demeis67386/
Deimer67374/
Dismer67326/
Dehmej67324/
Demuyt67284/
Demeer67239/
Deymez67194/
Detmit67167/
Deemee67127/
Demith67124/
Dehmed67121/
Deumie6799/
Desmay6798/
Demite6789/
Demech6784/
Deymie6769/
Deisma6755/
Demmie6752/
Demitt6751/
Diesma6749/
Deymes6744/
Demiot6741/
Deamie6737/
Deshmi6734/
Demeij6732/
Demees6731/
Deames6728/
Deshma6725/
Demess6725/
Dimeth6724/
Demist6723/
Dimeet6722/
Dimett6718/
Deasmi6715/
Diemey6715/
Deimes6714/
Dehmey6714/
Dehmes6713/
Deemes6713/
Deimee6712/
Dimete6712/
Démeth6712/
Deymeh6711/
Dimetz6711/
Desmid6710/
Deymer679/
Deschmidt679/
Detmee679/
Demeas678/
Deßmer678/
Diemit677/
Demmey676/
Deamee676/
Demmed675/
Diemme675/
Deameh675/
Dimets674/
Demeys674/
Demeûs674/
Dechme674/
Demoey673/
Dismey673/
Duimet673/
Deamit673/
Demeiz673/
Dymets673/
Demmit672/
Deschmitt672/
Desmoy672/
Dimmet672/
Dessma672/
Deumeh672/
Demait672/
Demihe672/
Deimeh672/
Daisme672/
Değmez672/
Diemeu672/
Desmai672/
Daimet672/
Diemee671/
Dhemer671/
Demezz671/
Desmma671/
Deemez671/
Deesmi671/
Deijme671/
Ddieme671/
Deamea671/
Demeih671/
Diemie671/
Deimie671/
Dejmer671/
Deimei671/
Deimey671/
Deimez671/
Dehmeh671/
Deasma671/
Deamez671/
Demmes671/
Demecz671/
Deumeu671/
Dismee671/
Dismie671/
Dismit671/
Dhimet671/
Demmei671/
Dejmee671/
Dejmit671/
Deemit671/
Detmes670/
Deimme670/
Dymett670/
Dettme670/
Dhieme670/

Desmet Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Desmet in the Russian language
Дэсметdesmet-

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