Detlefs Surname

713,660th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 410 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Detlefs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Detlefs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2001:402,52737,103
United States1641:2,210,115138,772
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Detlefs Last Name Facts

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

Detlefs is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Detlefs.

How Common Is The Last Name Detlefs? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 713,660th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 17,774,502 people. The surname Detlefs is mostly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Detlefs reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Detlefs is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 200 people, or 1 in 402,527. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 58 percent live, Hamburg, where 20 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent live and Argentina, where 5 percent live.

Detlefs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Detlefs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Detlefs last name rose 713 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Detlefs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Detlefs surname are 23.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.37% being registered to vote for the party.

Detlefs earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 49.11% more than the national average, earning $64,338 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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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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  • 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 Detlefs
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