Dethlof Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Dethlof Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 42 | 1:1,916,797 | 106,618 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Dethlof Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dethlof Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dethlof occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dethlof? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dethlof is the 2,979,664th most numerous family name globally, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname Dethlof is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Dethlof reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 1,916,797. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 76 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 2 percent live. Apart from Germany Dethlof occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live.
Dethlof Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Dethlof has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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