Dettinger Surname

252,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,567 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dettinger Surname User-submission:

(German) Habitational name for someone from any of numerous places called Dettingen.

Dettinger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7271:110,73713,636
United States5381:673,71553,674
France2571:258,45439,879
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

Dettinger Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(German) Habitational name for someone from any of numerous places called Dettingen.

- kyle21angel

Dettinger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dettinger occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dettinger? popularity and diffusion

Dettinger is the 252,519th most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,650,636 people. The surname Dettinger occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Dettinger are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 48 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Dettinger is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 727 people, or 1 in 110,737. In Germany it is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 83 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 5 percent live and Hesse, where 5 percent live. Beside Germany this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent live and France, where 16 percent live.

Dettinger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dettinger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dettinger surname grew 708 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dettinger Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dettinger surname are 31.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.52% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dettinger earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.52% more than the national average, earning $45,962 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.07% more than the national average, earning $57,669 CAD per year.

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