According to the Ministry of the Interior, 269,352 Romanians celebrate their name on October 26, the feast of Saint Demetrius, with Dumitru being the most common male name at almost 219,000.

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According to MAI, 33,536 women and 235,816 men celebrate their birthdays on October 26, Agerpres notes.

The statistical situation regarding male Romanians who celebrate the name day of St. Demetrius is as follows:

– Dima – 798

– Dmitry – 657

– Dimitrii – 5,875

– Dimitriou – 10

– Dmitry – 15

– Dumitrach – 722

– Dumitran – 2

– Dumytro – 2

– Dumytryka – 32

– Dmitry – 31

– Dumitru – 218,950

– Dumitrus – 1

– Dumitrut – 15

– Mitache – 66

– Mythical – 7,127

– Mitra – 74

– Mitrel – 70

– Mytrichny – 97

– Mitra – 177

– Mitrush – 68

– Mitrut – 439

– Myth – 426

– Bribery – 4

– Bribery – 158.

Regarding women, the MAI provides the following statistics:

– Demeter – 396

– Dima – 15

– Dimitra – 212

– Dimitrika – 2

– Dimitryna – 18

– Dimitritsa – 29

– Dumitra – 22,036

– Dumitrana – 267

– Dumytrika – 356

– Dumitrite – 7,428

– Mythical – 574

– Mitra – 287

– Metric – 37

– Bribery – 1879.