Detters Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Detters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Detters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Detters Last Name Facts

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

The last name Detters occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Detters.

How Common Is The Last Name Detters? popularity and diffusion

Detters is the 8,968,613th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Detters reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Detters is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Detters is primarily concentrated in: Arizona, where 25 percent reside, Missouri, where 25 percent reside and New Jersey, where 25 percent reside.

Detters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Detters has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deitters930/
Deters927,574/
Deiters862,596/
Dieters86699/
Ditters86206/
Deeters86148/
Dotters86107/
Dedters8644/
Deuters8637/
Dethers861/
Desters861/
Deaters860/
Dettirs860/
Datters860/
Desthers8040/
Deathers8013/
Dethiers807/
Daters77185/
Diters7765/
Detars772/
Detersová755/
Desthhers751/
Daiters712/
Dathers712/
Duiters711/
Dayters711/
Deitersová711/
Dietirs710/
Deitirs710/
Dithers710/
Duisters67397/
Duysters67160/
Dithiers671/
Ditterch671/
Duijsters63196/
Datars6246/
Detirch571/
Dittirch534/

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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 Detters
  • 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