Detlefsen Surname

166,053rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,607 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Detlefsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Detlefsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0911:73,7919,340
United States8141:445,28138,226
Denmark3161:17,8631,753
Guatemala1221:131,8253,254
Argentina991:431,75232,722
Australia671:402,92132,505
Sweden381:259,12517,909
Norway191:270,64728,127
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
England71:7,959,723202,100
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
France21:33,211,361423,184
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Detlefsen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Detlefsen has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Detlefsen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 166,053rd most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,795,376 people. Detlefsen is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Detlefsen are found; 42 percent are found in Western Europe and 42 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Detlefsen is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,091 people, or 1 in 73,791. In Germany Detlefsen is mostly found in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 68 percent live, Hamburg, where 10 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Germany it is found in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent live and Denmark, where 12 percent live.

Detlefsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Detlefsen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Detlefsen last name increased 4,788 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Detlefsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Detlefsen last name are 21.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.92% being registered with the political party.

The amount Detlefsen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.95% less than the national average, earning 256,258 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.66% more than the national average, earning $47,319 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.15% more than the national average, earning $66,152 CAD per year.

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