Dette Surname

292,126th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dette Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dette Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8051:100,00712,408
United States1461:2,482,595151,840
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
South Africa891:608,73846,089
Ivory Coast611:378,21713,194
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
England111:5,065,278148,650
France81:8,302,840321,660
India71:109,580,769786,157
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Benin61:1,722,60061,769
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
China21:683,660,78330,601
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

The alternate forms: Detté (1) are calculated separately.

Dette (2,595) may also be a first name.

Dette Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dette (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﺗﻪ) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Detté. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dette? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dette is the 292,126th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,567,262 people. Dette occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Dette reside; 62 percent reside in Western Europe and 62 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Dette is also the 144,365th most frequently used given name in the world, held by 2,595 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 805 people, or 1 in 100,007. In Germany Dette is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 31 percent are found, Thuringia, where 21 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent are found. Barring Germany Dette occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Malawi, where 8 percent are found.

Dette Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dette has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 811 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dette Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dette surname are 5.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.17% registered with the political party.

The amount Dette earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 8.8% less than the national average, earning R 216,732 per year and in United States they earn 21.44% more than the national average, earning $52,401 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Detté931/
Detter911,649/
Diette91724/
Dettez91111/
Deitte9167/
Deatte9111/
Deette918/
Dettes918/
Detteh915/
Dettey913/
Detthe911/
Dettie911/
Dettep911/
Destte911/
Detteu911/
Deutte911/
Dettee910/
Doette910/
Dettet910/
Deytte910/
Daette910/
Dete893,936/
Dett89486/
Detthet8352/
Deattie8322/
Dehette8322/
Detteer833/
Deththe831/
Dettett831/
Detther831/
Deitter831/
Deetter830/
Deattey830/
Dethe8018,103/
Datte803,992/
Deter802,017/
Detty801,878/
Detti801,497/
Detta801,325/
Diete801,115/
Dotte801,008/
Deste80946/
Ditte80682/
Detez80486/
Detje80472/
Dhete80320/
Detey80295/
Detes80218/
Diett80118/
Deute80107/
Detee8088/
Deitt8074/
Detea8052/
Detie8044/
Deate8035/
Deete8034/
Daete8029/
Detts8028/
Dytte8021/
Deite8020/
Detet8019/
Dettz8011/
Detei809/
Doete806/
D'Ete805/
Deteh805/
Hdete804/
Dehte803/
Detit802/
Deyte802/
Deutt802/
Deteu802/
Detej801/
Detht801/
Dgett801/
Tdete801/
Dedte801/
Deett800/
Hdett800/
Deatt800/
Deithtte771/
Det75616/
Deeter733,172/
Diotte732,863/
Ditter732,162/
D'este732,087/
Deiter731,867/
Dittes731,009/
Dester73886/
Deyter73717/
Dottey73624/
Deater73618/
Dottie73254/
Deathe73250/
Dötter73176/
Dyotte73168/
Doeteh7388/
Dether7376/
Dietta7363/
Destee7363/
Dattee7362/
Dejter7356/
Destes7351/
Dhetey7350/
Dieyte7348/
Dattie7348/
Deates7347/
Destea7346/
Dethes7344/
Dhatte7340/
Detoit7338/
Dattey7335/
Dettis7334/
Dhotte7333/
Dhethe7333/
Dethea7333/
Dottei7333/
Destez7330/
Dehter7328/
Dethee7327/
Dethez7327/
Dietei7326/
Diethe7318/
Deetee7316/
Dettaa7316/
Deatty7315/
Deetie7313/
Deetes7313/
Dietti7312/
Deatta7310/
Dettai7310/
Destée738/
Deitti737/
Deetta736/
Deithe736/
Doitte736/
Dethie735/
Dhaete735/
Dejtei735/
Deetea735/
Deitje734/
Dittie734/
Dettid734/
Dhetti733/
Destti733/
Dettit733/
Dittge733/
Deuteu733/
Detehe733/
Detess733/
Deitei732/
Dezter732/
Detest732/
Dettay732/
Deatti732/
Detech732/
Dietie732/
Deytts732/
Dhitte732/
Duitte732/
Dethée732/
Deeted732/
Dittey731/
Dethge731/
Dijtte731/
Doetti731/
Destep731/
Deterr731/
Dhoete731/
Daethe731/
Deitez731/
Dattei731/
Ddetti731/
Dechte731/
Dotthe731/
Desteh731/
Dethey731/
Deitie731/
Doethe731/
Daetti731/
Destei731/
Dehtta731/
Ditteh731/
Dehteh731/
Degyte731/
Deateh731/
Deetei731/
Deetey731/
Deteih731/
Deteuh731/
Detieh731/
Detoey731/
Dettii731/
Dettiy731/
Destit731/
Detait731/
Dietty731/
Dheite731/
Dietee731/
Ditthe731/
Deetje731/
Dietey730/
Deatts730/
Deetty730/
Deutth730/
Deitet730/
Deteis730/
Detets730/
Deedtt730/
Dested730/
Deetts730/
Dettch730/
Date6747,583/
Dote6711,750/
Deta674,588/
Deti673,024/
Diet672,023/
Deed671,240/
Dite671,214/
Deister671,200/
Dets67996/
Dest67814/
Deth67687/
Deat67508/
Ditt67417/
Dyte67296/
Dechter67292/
Dety67270/
Deit67244/
Deet67148/
Diethei67104/
Detthai6789/
Daitter6767/
Detthip6761/
Deut6755/
Deyster6753/
D'Eathe6748/
Desteph6724/
Deyt6722/
Doittee6719/
Deether6718/
Dhuitte6714/
Desther6712/
Dittess677/
Deither676/
Dešt675/
Deht673/
Ditthee673/
Dieythe672/
Detuydt672/
Deshtti672/
Doitteu672/
Dhet672/
Dehetta672/
Díte672/
Deté672/
Detć672/
Dethoit672/
Detd672/
Doethhe671/
Doethie671/
Destitd671/
Dahatte671/
Dahiett671/
Deestes671/
Deeterr671/
Deitech671/
Deathea671/
Dehetei671/
Deheter671/
Deasteh671/
Dedt671/
Detheer671/
Destech671/
Dhethey671/
Deestet671/
Detesch671/
Dget671/
Dejt671/
Deethet671/
Deethit671/
Doethey670/
Distter670/
Deather670/
Deaster670/
Deuthie670/
Deittch670/
Deidter670/

Dette Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dette in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﺗﻪaldth33.33
ﺩﺗﻪdth33.33
ﺩﺕdt33.33

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