Detjen Surname

250,527th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,583 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Detjen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Detjen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8871:90,76211,416
United States5901:614,33749,789
Uruguay571:60,2066,510
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
England11:55,718,059489,080
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

Detjen Last Name Facts

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

Detjen has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Detjen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Detjen? popularity and diffusion

Detjen is the 250,527th most widely held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,603,630 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Detjen reside; 56 percent reside in Western Europe and 56 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 887 people, or 1 in 90,762. In Germany Detjen is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 69 percent are found, Hamburg, where 6 percent are found and Bremen, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Germany Detjen exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 37 percent are found and Uruguay, where 4 percent are found.

Detjen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Detjen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Detjen surname increased 1,113 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Detjen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Detjen are 27.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.47% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Detjen earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 24.46% more than the national average, earning $53,703 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.26% less than the national average, earning $41,110 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deetjen92655/
Dietjen9225/
Deitjen9213/
Detjien921/
Dethjen921/
Dejen919,695/
Destjean8626/
Deetjeen861/
Detsen831,146/
Detgen83243/
Detzen8399/
Detien8350/
Deijen8336/
Ditjen838/
Detjin832/
Dejjen832/
Detcen831/
Detyen831/
Deejen831/
Dejzen831/
Dejent831/
Dejsen831/
Detjem830/
Datjen830/
Dejn808/
Dietzen771,544/
Deitzen7722/
Detchen778/
Deijzen778/
Dittjen775/
Deetzen775/
Detiene773/
Deutsen772/
Destgen771/
Deetgen771/
Deetjem771/
Deetsen771/
Deatsen771/
Detseen771/
Ditjeng771/
Dedjeng771/
Deetien771/
Deetyen770/
Degen7315,611/
Dezen73520/
Dijen73448/
Desen73292/
Decen73148/
Dexen73104/
Dejin7342/
Deijn7324/
Dejem734/
Deesn731/
Detienne711,446/
Deutchen7127/
Detcheng7115/
Dietchen716/
Detchien715/
Destiene711/
Detiemne711/
Detcheun711/
Detchean711/
Deetieng711/
Deitchen710/
Dettchen710/
Degeng671,290/
Diesen67807/
Dityen67384/
Deesin67238/
Ditgen67227/
Deisen67206/
Dijeng67196/
Dotien67192/
Ditzen67174/
Deagen67132/
Deegen67100/
Deusen6796/
Degent6790/
Destienne6786/
Dhegen6784/
Degien6772/
Desuen6752/
Desent6743/
Doijen6741/
Deasen6739/
Deesen6738/
Dezzen6737/
Dhejne6736/
Desien6735/
Deseng6735/
Degend6730/
Deysen6723/
Dezeng6722/
Dezent6714/
D'Etienne6714/
Dehgen6712/
Deijne6711/
Deuzen679/
Datien679/
Dedgen678/
Deygen675/
Derzen675/
Dethienne675/
Dezhen674/
Desgen674/
Deajin672/
Deezin672/
Deyzen672/
Detiem672/
Desend671/
Deezen671/
Deigen671/
Desenn671/
Ditsen671/
Deazen671/
Diceen671/
Deizen671/
Datjin671/
De'zen671/
Detiengne671/
Duijen671/
Deggen671/
Deejem671/
Deegin670/
Degenn670/

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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 Detjen
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