Dethlefs Surname

224,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,815 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dethlefs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dethlefs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2361:65,1348,346
United States5451:665,06253,113
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Dethlefs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dethlefs is found most in Germany. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dethlefs? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 224,220th most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,015,177 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Dethlefs are found; 68 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 1,236 people, or 1 in 65,134. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 67 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent live and Hamburg, where 7 percent live. Barring Germany Dethlefs is found in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Dethlefs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dethlefs has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,239 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dethlefs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dethlefs surname are 36.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 83.21% being registered to vote for the party.

Dethlefs earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.27% more than the national average, earning $51,464 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dethlefs
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