Dethlefsen Surname

228,232nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,776 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Dethlefsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dethlefsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8921:90,25311,357
United States4601:787,95460,928
Denmark3501:16,1281,586
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
England31:18,572,686338,250
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Dethlefsen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dethlefsen is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dethlefsen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dethlefsen is the 228,232nd most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,103,348 people. The surname Dethlefsen occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Dethlefsen live; 51 percent live in Western Europe and 51 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 892 people, or 1 in 90,253. In Germany Dethlefsen is primarily concentrated in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 73 percent are found, Hamburg, where 7 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Germany Dethlefsen exists in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Denmark, where 20 percent are found.

Dethlefsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dethlefsen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dethlefsen surname grew 3,833 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dethlefsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dethlefsen surname are 19.21% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.98% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dethlefsen earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 21.09% more than the national average, earning $52,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 47.94% more than the national average, earning $73,503 CAD per year.

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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 Dethlefsen
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