Dimitriou Surname

31,141st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Dimitriou Surname User-submission:

This is a Greek surname, meaning 'son of Demetrious' (i.e., devoted to Demeter, the giver of food and grain).

Dimitriou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece14,3031:77516
Cyprus6031:1,467192
United States5851:619,58850,111
Australia4831:55,8926,847
France2471:268,91841,433
Germany2441:329,94032,749
England1721:323,94224,037
Canada1171:314,92028,951
Belgium911:126,33718,388
Brazil521:4,116,814111,429
Sweden511:193,07413,358
Netherlands381:444,39944,765
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Austria141:608,24554,975
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Lebanon131:433,62211,952
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
China21:683,660,78330,601
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Dimitriou (71) may also be a first name.

Dimitriou Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Greek surname, meaning 'son of Demetrious' (i.e., devoted to Demeter, the giver of food and grain).

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Dimitriou Last Name Facts

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

Dimitriou occurs more in Greece more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dimitriou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 31,141st most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 424,855 people. Dimitriou is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Dimitriou reside; 87 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 87 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 1,152,838th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 71 people.

This last name is most numerous in Greece, where it is held by 14,303 people, or 1 in 775. In Greece it is most common in: Attica, where 34 percent are found, Central Macedonia, where 14 percent are found and Central Greece, where 14 percent are found. Beside Greece Dimitriou is found in 46 countries. It is also found in Cyprus, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Dimitriou Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Dimitriou surname is primarily Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Dimitriou are 4.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.59% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dimitriou earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 98.3% more than the national average, earning R 471,240 per year; in United States they earn 26.19% more than the national average, earning $54,451 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.34% more than the national average, earning $58,793 CAD per year.

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