Dumitru Surname

5,847th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96,585 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Dumitru Surname User-submission:

The Dumitru surname is very commonly found in Romania. It is the equivalent to the Greek Demetrious (Demetrius in Latin), meaning 'devoted to the Goddess Demeter (The giver of food or grain).

Dumitru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania89,6591:2245
Spain3,5901:13,0231,498
United States7431:487,83241,220
France3921:169,44626,353
Canada2941:125,32513,101
Germany2191:367,60535,039
England1751:318,38923,763
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Italy1561:392,03044,332
Greece1291:85,89014,528
Moldova1241:28,7214,660
Belgium1241:92,71514,331
Serbia991:72,1716,417
Australia801:337,44628,659
Sweden561:175,83512,146
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Austria461:185,11823,639
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
Switzerland411:200,31517,548
Thailand411:1,722,886219,200
Denmark341:166,02114,242
Netherlands341:496,68247,398
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Ireland231:204,7368,142
Norway221:233,74025,571
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Israel111:777,96750,646
Hungary111:892,38945,166
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
China21:683,660,78330,601
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Dumitru (107,689) may also be a first name.

Dumitru Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Dumitru surname is very commonly found in Romania. It is the equivalent to the Greek Demetrious (Demetrius in Latin), meaning 'devoted to the Goddess Demeter (The giver of food or grain).

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Dumitru Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dumitru (Russian: Думитру) occurs in Romania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dumitru? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dumitru is the 5,847th most frequently held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 75,452 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Dumitru are found; 93 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 93 percent are found in Romanian Europe. Dumitru is also the 9,525th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 107,689 people.

The last name Dumitru is most numerous in Romania, where it is borne by 89,659 people, or 1 in 224. In Romania Dumitru is mostly concentrated in: Bucharest Municipality, where 19 percent live, Prahova County, where 8 percent live and Dâmbovița County, where 7 percent live. Besides Romania this surname occurs in 70 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Dumitru Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dumitru last name are 9.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.92% being registered with the political party.

The amount Dumitru earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 72.5% less than the national average, earning €8,258 per year; in Norway they earn 43.07% less than the national average, earning 197,038 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.61% more than the national average, earning $45,570 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.41% less than the national average, earning $47,988 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dumitrut9342/
Dumitruț934/
Dumitreu932/
Dumitrui932/
Dumitrru931/
Dumitruha882/
Dumytru8673/
Dimitru8636/
Domitru863/
Dumutru861/
Dimitrui801/
Dumeru771/
Diemitrou751/
Dumerus711/
Dummestrup711/
Doumayrou63146/
Doumeyrou6312/
Doumeyreu631/
Doumeyroux599/

Dumitru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dumitru in the Russian language
Думитруdumitru-

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