Detering Surname

183,079th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Detering Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Detering Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,6351:49,2396,424
United States3711:976,97872,504
Netherlands871:194,10527,180
Australia771:350,59429,558
Canada441:837,40065,151
Portugal381:274,16410,086
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
England61:9,286,343223,652
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:760,88948,111

Detering Last Name Facts

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

The surname Detering is found most in Germany. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Detering? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 183,079th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,141,184 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Detering reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 75 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 1,635 people, or 1 in 49,239. In Germany Detering is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 63 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 17 percent live and Berlin, where 4 percent live. Excluding Germany this surname exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and The Netherlands, where 4 percent live.

Detering Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Detering has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 562 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Detering Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Detering surname are 3.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Detering earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 9.77% more than the national average, earning R 260,856 per year; in United States they earn 5.26% more than the national average, earning $45,420 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.07% less than the national average, earning $49,151 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deitering94451/
Dettering9458/
Dietering9417/
Dethering941/
Deutering941/
Deterink88108/
Deterint881/
Datering880/
Ditering880/
Deeterink8269/
Dieterink822/
Deterne8069/
Deteren802/
Destern801/
Dieteren75570/
Desterne7529/
Deiteren7528/
Detteren7515/
Deternova7112/
D'Ieteren716/
Ditharing711/
Déterne671/
Datheuring671/
Detterem631/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Detering
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