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

The last name Desmet (Russian: Дэсмет) is found in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Desmet? popularity and diffusion

It is the 29,496th most common surname globally, held by around 1 in 401,252 people. Desmet is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Desmet reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 55 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 37 people.

The last name Desmet is most commonly held in Belgium, where it is borne by 12,963 people, or 1 in 887. In Belgium Desmet is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 76 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 17 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 7 percent reside. Not including Belgium it occurs in 49 countries. It is also common 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 who held the Desmet last name grew 4,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Desmet Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Desmet last name are 1.96% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.27% being registered to vote for the 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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