Degenhardt Surname

53,841st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,472 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Degenhardt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Degenhardt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,3051:12,7691,655
United States2,1181:171,13317,276
Canada2811:131,12313,644
Brazil1571:1,363,53146,236
Australia1501:179,97118,195
Argentina981:436,15732,981
Netherlands681:248,34131,935
England561:994,96549,531
Poland311:1,226,08978,991
Austria261:327,51736,002
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Italy261:2,352,18093,058
Belgium221:522,57550,051
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
France171:3,907,219231,005
Panama151:260,8176,584
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Finland61:916,11741,832
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Malta11:430,2723,380
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1161:432,92031,560

The alternate forms: Dégenhardt (2) are calculated separately.

Degenhardt (28) may also be a first name.

Degenhardt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Degenhardt is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Dégenhardt. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Degenhardt? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 53,841st most frequent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 769,378 people. Degenhardt occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Degenhardt reside; 68 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,994,417th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 28 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 6,305 people, or 1 in 12,769. In Germany it is most numerous in: Hesse, where 22 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent are found and Thuringia, where 13 percent are found. Beside Germany Degenhardt occurs in 36 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Degenhardt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Degenhardt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Degenhardt last name rose 1,826 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 509 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Degenhardt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Degenhardt last name are 6.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.18% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Degenhardt earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.51% less than the national average, earning R 93,840 per year; in United States they earn 9.77% more than the national average, earning $47,366 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.81% more than the national average, earning $50,084 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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