Dyment Surname

254,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,551 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Dyment Surname User-submission:

In our family, this name evolved from dayman, which in turn stood for 'dairy man'. The family lived in Devonshire in the late 1800s, before moving to to Ontario and Prince Edward Island in Canada.

Dyment Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada6361:57,9336,837
United States6201:584,61147,805
England781:714,33440,171
Russia711:2,029,902125,931
Wales461:67,2725,910
Ukraine341:1,338,903111,766
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
France21:33,211,361423,184
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1111:219,59816,839
Wales221:71,2923,399
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Dyment Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In our family, this name evolved from dayman, which in turn stood for 'dairy man'. The family lived in Devonshire in the late 1800s, before moving to to Ontario and Prince Edward Island in Canada.

- ddyment

A Jewish surname. It comes from the German word "diamant" meaning diamond. It is an occupational surname for a jeweller.

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Dyment Last Name Facts

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

Dyment (Russian: Дымент) is found most frequently in Canada. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dyment? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 254,576th most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 4,698,611 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Dyment live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequent in Canada, where it is held by 636 people, or 1 in 57,933. In Canada Dyment is primarily concentrated in: Ontario, where 66 percent reside, Prince Edward Island, where 14 percent reside and Alberta, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Canada this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.

Dyment Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dyment has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 31,000 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 30 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 209 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dyment Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dyment are 7.97% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.2% being registered with the party.

The amount Dyment earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.87% more than the national average, earning $48,269 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.47% more than the national average, earning $53,392 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dayment92378/
Dyoment9229/
Dymennt921/
Dymen919/
Duymentz862/
Dement835,630/
Diment831,881/
Daymen8344/
Deymen8330/
Dyomen839/
Dymenc831/
Doymen831/
Dymentova8013/
Dymn800/
Demente7743/
Demment7726/
Dimente7722/
Dioment776/
Diement775/
Dements773/
Dementt772/
Daysmen771/
Dymmien771/
Dememnt771/
Desment771/
Deement771/
Dimment771/
Deament770/
Dementh770/
Daymentova756/
Dimen731,650/
Demen731,115/
Dymin7385/
Dymne7333/
Dymyn7324/
Dymén7318/
Dimnt731/
Deamente714/
Dymenova712/
Desmendt711/
Dyomin6727,180/
Demint67721/
Dimmen67483/
Demien67471/
Dehmen67471/
Demoen67308/
Dhimen67260/
Dementova67202/
Diemen67119/
Dimeng6794/
Daimen6788/
Demeng6781/
Demmen6767/
Deimen6763/
Dymina6750/
Dymion6741/
Desmen6741/
Dimien6740/
Dymyna6728/
Dimentova6718/
Demaen6710/
Demehn679/
Deamen678/
Dimeen677/
Dimenn676/
Demend675/
Demeen674/
Deumen674/
Deemen673/
Dememt673/
Deymin673/
Doimen672/
Dismen672/
Dimaen672/
Dimemt671/
Diomen671/
Dihmen671/
Demeun671/
Djmene671/
Duymin671/
Dymind671/
Daymin671/
Demenn671/
Ditmen671/
Dimend671/
Detmen670/
Dimint670/

Dyment Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dyment in the Russian language
Дыментdyment-

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