Detterman Surname

1,011,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Detterman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Detterman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2411:1,503,979102,346
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States861:583,93839,464

Detterman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Detterman is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Detterman? popularity and diffusion

The last name Detterman is the 1,011,991st most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 29,034,047 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Detterman live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 241 people, or 1 in 1,503,979. In The United States Detterman is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 24 percent are found, Texas, where 14 percent are found and Missouri, where 10 percent are found. Not including The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 4 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Detterman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Detterman has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 280 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Detterman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Detterman surname are 5.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.11% being registered with the party.

Detterman earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.31% more than the national average, earning $46,302 USD per year.

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Detterman Reference & Research

Detterman DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Detterman FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Detterman
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis