Detlef Surname

632,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 483 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Detlef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Detlef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3221:250,01727,129
United States991:3,661,201203,401
Denmark381:148,54513,026
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
China31:455,773,85521,925
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Detlef (158,603) may also be a first name.

Detlef Last Name Facts

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

Detlef (Russian: Детлеф) is found most frequently in Germany. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Detlef click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Detlef? popularity and diffusion

The last name Detlef is the 632,228th most frequently held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 15,088,087 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Detlef reside; 67 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Detlef is also the 6,625th most numerous given name on earth. It is borne by 158,603 people.

The surname Detlef is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 322 people, or 1 in 250,017. In Germany it is most common in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 56 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent are found and Berlin, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Germany this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Denmark, where 8 percent are found.

Detlef Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Detlef has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Detlef last name rose 268 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Detlef Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Detlef surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the party.

Detlef earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.27% less than the national average, earning $39,151 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Detleff922/
Dethlef922/
Dettlef921/
Detleft920/
Detleif920/
Delef9113/
Deetlefs862,125/
Dethlefs861,815/
Dettleff8673/
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Dettleft864/
Dehtlefs861/
Dedtlefs860/
Deitlief860/
Dethleaf860/
Deleff8389/
Detlev8362/
Delief8338/
Ditlef8333/
Delefe8320/
Detlif8314/
Deleef8311/
Detlew831/
Deetleefs806/
Deetllefs803/
Deetleffs801/
Dlef801/
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Deleffe7726/
Ditleff7712/
Delhief779/
Deatlev777/
Dettlev776/
Delleff774/
Dethlfs771/
Dealefe771/
Detlevs771/
Detliff770/
Dethlif770/
Delev732,247/
Delif73105/
Delew73100/
Deleb738/
Dlhef731/
Dilef731/
Deilf730/
Deetlifs7134/
Dethelfs713/
Dethlhfs711/
Deleva672,422/
Ditlev67467/
Deliev67419/
Deleev6782/
Deleuw6766/
Detlov6734/
Dileef6721/
Dytlew6713/
Deleew674/
Deelew674/
Delife673/
Dellev673/
Deleav672/
Dellew672/
Djleif671/
Dileuf671/
Delaif671/
Dileff671/
Dilief671/
Delevt671/
Dillef671/
Delews671/
Dettlaiff671/
Delijf671/
Deleph670/
Deliff670/

Detlef Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Detlef in the Russian language
Детлефdetlef-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Detlef
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