Dethlof Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dethlof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dethlof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Dethlof Last Name Facts

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

Dethlof is found most frequently in Germany. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dethlof? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,979,664th most frequently used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Dethlof reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 1,916,797. In Germany Dethlof is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 76 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Germany this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Dethlof Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dethlof has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dethlof surname fell 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dethloff931,965/
Detlof9290/
Deithloff8844/
Dethhloff881/
Deathloff880/
Detloff861,043/
Dietlof8662/
Dettlof8634/
Detlofs861/
Dehloff861/
Deitlof860/
Delof8311/
Dettloff801,474/
Dietloff80235/
Deitloff8065/
Deutloff8056/
Dethlaff8012/
Deetloff8011/
Dehtloff802/
Diedtlof801/
Diehlhof800/
Deloof771,239/
Detlaf77355/
Deloff77167/
Datlof7759/
Dehlow7738/
Ditlof7736/
Detlov7734/
Dytlof7723/
Detlow7722/
Delgof7715/
Delouf775/
Deloft773/
Delofs772/
Deilof772/
Doettloff7510/
Doethlaff758/
Dettlloff751/
Deethelhooff740/
Detlaff71205/
Deitelhoff71158/
Deiloff71118/
Dittlof71114/
Delooff7174/
Dielhof7167/
Deloffe7164/
Ditloff7147/
Dettlaf7133/
Detlova7132/
Delgoff7128/
Deyloff7128/
Deitlaf7120/
Datloff7112/
Dehelob718/
Dyttlof716/
Dytloff714/
Deatlov713/
Delhoff712/
Detlovs711/
Dietlov711/
Ditloft711/
Deilhof711/
Deatlow711/
Dehlaff711/
Dietlaf711/
Dettlow710/
Deuloff710/
Dettlaff673,261/
Delov671,397/
Dittloff67370/
Deitlaff6795/
Delow6788/
Delaf6719/
Deastlov6714/
Dielhoff6714/
Delob679/
Doetlaff678/
Deatlova674/
Dettlaft671/
Döthlaff671/
Delhoofs671/
Dittlosf671/
Dilof671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Dethlof
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