Detmers Surname

303,386th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Detmers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Detmers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6431:125,20315,285
United States3401:1,066,05677,773
Netherlands1651:102,34716,582
Canada441:837,40065,151
Austria281:304,12334,120
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Detmers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Detmers has its highest incidence in Germany. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Detmers? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 303,386th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 5,830,037 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Detmers live; 67 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 643 people, or 1 in 125,203. In Germany it is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 71 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent reside and Bremen, where 6 percent reside. Besides Germany this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 13 percent reside.

Detmers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Detmers has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 829 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Detmers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Detmers surname are 14.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.98% registered with the political party.

The amount Detmers earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.86% more than the national average, earning $44,381 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.93% less than the national average, earning $43,257 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dettmers93718/
Dethmers93316/
Deitmers9367/
Demers9235,178/
Demmers86941/
Demerse86229/
Diemers86187/
Demeurs86111/
Deumers8684/
Demears8618/
Desmers8615/
Demerss863/
Demerst863/
Deemers862/
Detmars862/
Deimers861/
Dehmers861/
Dhemers861/
Demiers860/
Deamers860/
Demersh860/
Demeers860/
Dittmers80146/
Dithmers8012/
Desmerse801/
Deamerse800/
Demherst800/
Dattmers800/
Demershe800/
Dietmars800/
Demirs7764/
Dimers771/
Demyrs770/
Demherrst750/
Ditmars71870/
Dimmers71358/
Demerce7110/
Demirrs717/
Demerze711/
Demitrs711/
Ditmors710/
Demerche672/
Desmairs671/
Dittmars671/
Demearch670/
Demairst670/
Ditmarsch6365/
Demirce5727/
Dimitrs5711/

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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 Detmers
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