Dieter Forename
1,176th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 800,103 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany
Dieter Forename User-submission:
The name Dietmar or Dieter means '(heroic) stories are told' in old German. It comes from diet, meaning 'deeds', and mar, meaning 'tale'.
Dieter Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 100% | 756,916 | 1:128 | 22 |
| Austria | 100% | 11,197 | 1:760 | 164 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 8,268 | 1:993 | 216 |
| Belgium | 100% | 6,169 | 1:1,863 | 423 |
| United States | 100% | 5,143 | 1:70,491 | 3,525 |
| South Africa | 100% | 2,033 | 1:26,824 | 3,373 |
| Canada | 100% | 1,868 | 1:17,737 | 1,680 |
| Brazil | 100% | 910 | 1:235,424 | 9,928 |
| Bolivia | 100% | 894 | 1:11,858 | 1,119 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 488 | 1:34,635 | 2,717 |
| England | 100% | 480 | 1:115,839 | 4,175 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 395 | 1:26,408 | 2,239 |
| Ghana | - | 393 | 1:68,667 | 3,308 |
| Poland | 100% | 377 | 1:100,868 | 2,190 |
| Thailand | 100% | 311 | 1:225,292 | 14,201 |
| France | 100% | 292 | 1:227,638 | 3,484 |
| Italy | 100% | 285 | 1:214,253 | 2,995 |
| Sweden | 100% | 274 | 1:35,978 | 2,105 |
| Denmark | - | 263 | 1:21,481 | 1,236 |
| Spain | 100% | 259 | 1:179,652 | 3,868 |
| Mexico | 100% | 236 | 1:526,036 | 5,792 |
| Peru | 100% | 205 | 1:155,080 | 4,563 |
| Chile | 99% | 177 | 1:99,476 | 2,548 |
| Australia | - | 176 | 1:77,600 | 3,127 |
| Romania | 100% | 171 | 1:117,263 | 4,935 |
| Indonesia | - | 161 | 1:1,602,259 | 87,358 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 133 | 1:121,116 | 2,404 |
| Norway | 100% | 117 | 1:43,866 | 1,909 |
| Portugal | - | 111 | 1:93,792 | 2,607 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 107 | 1:5,271 | 568 |
| Czechia | 100% | 104 | 1:102,463 | 1,165 |
| Greece | 100% | 87 | 1:125,684 | 3,114 |
| Malawi | - | 85 | 1:201,321 | 8,458 |
| Ecuador | - | 81 | 1:218,851 | 3,600 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 75 | 1:402,692 | 11,579 |
| Philippines | 100% | 66 | 1:1,606,204 | 37,927 |
| Ireland | 100% | 62 | 1:74,895 | 2,089 |
| Hungary | 100% | 56 | 1:174,853 | 975 |
| Croatia | 100% | 46 | 1:91,676 | 2,353 |
| Liechtenstein | - | 37 | 1:1,023 | 218 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 32 | 1:226,150 | 3,449 |
| Argentina | 100% | 29 | 1:1,474,939 | 6,414 |
| Wales | 100% | 29 | 1:106,700 | 2,540 |
| China | - | 28 | 1:48,787,706 | 62,196 |
| Russia | 100% | 25 | 1:5,769,348 | 26,670 |
| Colombia | 100% | 24 | 1:1,990,789 | 16,766 |
| Estonia | 100% | 23 | 1:57,190 | 3,101 |
| Finland | 100% | 22 | 1:249,236 | 3,896 |
| Scotland | 100% | 20 | 1:267,518 | 4,251 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 19 | 1:250,945 | 5,192 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 19 | 1:1,602,628 | 49,521 |
| New Zealand | - | 18 | 1:252,002 | 7,674 |
| Singapore | - | 18 | 1:349,281 | 9,934 |
| Uruguay | 100% | 18 | 1:190,424 | 3,622 |
| Malta | - | 17 | 1:25,256 | 1,655 |
| Botswana | - | 16 | 1:136,528 | 10,720 |
| Zimbabwe | 75% | 14 | 1:1,101,701 | 37,489 |
| Jamaica | - | 13 | 1:221,787 | 7,032 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 12 | 1:595,999 | 19,549 |
| India | - | 10 | 1:121,487,797 | 1,527,033 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 10 | 1:601,834 | 9,645 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 10 | 1:2,376,968 | 55,480 |
| Israel | 100% | 9 | 1:933,658 | 13,501 |
| Hong Kong | - | 7 | 1:1,107,532 | 6,332 |
| Panama | - | 7 | 1:558,080 | 14,722 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 7 | 1:7,541,188 | 37,665 |
| Monaco | 100% | 6 | 1:6,411 | 917 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 6 | 1:29,594,060 | 217,150 |
| Slovenia | 100% | 6 | 1:409,793 | 5,154 |
| Cuba | - | 5 | 1:2,301,310 | 5,387 |
| Curaçao | - | 5 | 1:31,161 | 859 |
| Japan | - | 5 | 1:25,597,211 | 50,433 |
| Kenya | - | 5 | 1:9,261,422 | 35,582 |
| Qatar | 100% | 5 | 1:473,921 | 38,106 |
| Slovakia | 100% | 5 | 1:1,062,013 | 3,906 |
| Djibouti | - | 4 | 1:228,916 | 1,301 |
| Egypt | - | 4 | 1:22,975,236 | 27,891 |
| El Salvador | - | 4 | 1:1,585,446 | 8,153 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 4 | 1:4,436,711 | 24,678 |
| Micronesia | - | 4 | 1:26,625 | 714 |
| Pakistan | - | 4 | 1:48,589,420 | 158,924 |
| Suriname | - | 4 | 1:138,203 | 2,927 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 4 | 1:340,355 | 15,394 |
| Tunisia | - | 4 | 1:169,226 | 7,289 |
| Uganda | 100% | 4 | 1:10,239,230 | 65,177 |
| Bahamas | - | 3 | 1:133,123 | 2,262 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 3 | 1:2,717,438 | 132,395 |
| Bulgaria | - | 2 | 1:3,495,195 | 19,668 |
| Cambodia | - | 2 | 1:8,136,665 | 51,498 |
| Georgia | - | 2 | 1:1,869,233 | 20,119 |
| Grenada | - | 2 | 1:54,062 | 3,078 |
| Honduras | - | 2 | 1:4,408,734 | 23,808 |
| Namibia | - | 2 | 1:1,202,090 | 12,702 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 2 | 1:54,874 | 3,819 |
| Vietnam | - | 2 | 1:46,311,556 | 7,272 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Belarus | - | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Bermuda | - | 1 | 1:64,826 | 2,481 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Cameroon | - | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Gambia | - | 1 | 1:1,926,596 | 1,391 |
| Guyana | - | 1 | 1:763,262 | 24,238 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Nepal | - | 1 | 1:28,487,352 | 119,417 |
| New Caledonia | - | 1 | 1:270,164 | 3,221 |
| Niger | - | 1 | 1:19,183,994 | 77,442 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Senegal | - | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Seychelles | 100% | 1 | 1:92,670 | 1,891 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
The alternate forms: Diéter (2) & Díeter (1) are calculated separately.
Dieter (8,612) may also be a surname.
Dieter Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The name Dietmar or Dieter means '(heroic) stories are told' in old German. It comes from diet, meaning 'deeds', and mar, meaning 'tale'.
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Dieter Demographics
Average Male Dieter Height
176.24 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 411 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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