Diederich Surname
Approximately 10,379 people bear this surname
Diederich Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of Theodoricus (people, ruler).
Read More About This SurnameDiederich Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 5,197 | 1:15,491 | 2,038 |
| United States | 3,475 | 1:104,305 | 11,475 |
| Luxembourg | 1,089 | 1:533 | 39 |
| Canada | 112 | 1:328,978 | 30,038 |
| France | 95 | 1:699,187 | 88,446 |
| Belgium | 77 | 1:149,307 | 20,954 |
| Netherlands | 64 | 1:263,862 | 33,208 |
| Brazil | 53 | 1:4,039,138 | 109,837 |
| Switzerland | 36 | 1:228,137 | 19,301 |
| Argentina | 35 | 1:1,221,240 | 71,984 |
| Denmark | 26 | 1:217,104 | 17,438 |
| Austria | 23 | 1:370,236 | 39,193 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 179 | 1:280,551 | 22,627 |
Diederich (241) may also be a first name.
Diederich Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Descendant of Theodoricus (people, ruler).
User-submitted Reference
This surname originates from the Proto-Germanic language. It means 'strong, capable leader of the people' or 'mighty among the people'.
- ollomontDiederich Demographics
Average Diederich Salary in
United States
$49,506 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Diederich Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Diederich Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Diederich is found most frequently in Germany. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Diederich click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Diederich? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 49,557th most common last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 702,143 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Diederich reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 62 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Diederich is also the 575,894th most widely held first name globally, borne by 241 people.
This last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 5,197 people, or 1 in 15,491. In Germany Diederich is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 17 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 15 percent are found. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Luxembourg, where 10 percent are found.
Diederich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Diederich has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Diederich surname increased 1,941 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 460 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Diederich Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Diederich surname are 18.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.43% being registered with the party.
The amount Diederich earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 27.67% less than the national average, earning 250,319 kr per year; in United States they earn 14.73% more than the national average, earning $49,506 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.08% less than the national average, earning $47,160 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diederichs | 95 | 5,711 | / |
| Dietderich | 95 | 110 | / |
| Diederrich | 95 | 5 | / |
| Dieederich | 95 | 1 | / |
| Diederisch | 95 | 1 | / |
| Diederiche | 95 | 1 | / |
| Diederichz | 95 | 0 | / |
| Dederich | 94 | 624 | / |
| Diderich | 94 | 539 | / |
| Diederih | 94 | 1 | / |
| Diederic | 94 | 0 | / |
| Dietdderich | 90 | 1 | / |
| Dederichs | 89 | 3,570 | / |
| Diderrich | 89 | 160 | / |
| Deiderich | 89 | 87 | / |
| Diderichs | 89 | 33 | / |
| Diederici | 89 | 16 | / |
| Diedirich | 89 | 8 | / |
| Diederics | 89 | 2 | / |
| Dideriche | 89 | 1 | / |
| Didetrich | 89 | 1 | / |
| Deederich | 89 | 0 | / |
| Dedderich | 89 | 0 | / |
| Diederi | 88 | 1 | / |
| Didderichs | 84 | 11 | / |
| Diedirichs | 84 | 7 | / |
| Diederechs | 84 | 2 | / |
| Deiderichs | 84 | 1 | / |
| Deidereich | 84 | 0 | / |
| Diederishs | 84 | 0 | / |
| Deitderich | 84 | 0 | / |
| Diederix | 82 | 60 | / |
| Däderich | 82 | 14 | / |
| Duderich | 82 | 14 | / |
| Düderich | 82 | 6 | / |
| Diederitz | 78 | 13 | / |
| Dauderich | 78 | 1 | / |
| Douderich | 78 | 0 | / |
| Dudderich | 78 | 0 | / |
| Deedarich | 78 | 0 | / |
| Diedere | 75 | 4 | / |
| Djideri | 75 | 1 | / |
| Djaideri | 71 | 2 | / |
| Dedirich | 71 | 1 | / |
| Diediere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dieddere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Djedderi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Djiderei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Djieddere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dijiderio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deoiderio | 67 | 1 | / |
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Diederich Reference & Research
Dietz-Dietrich DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Dietz-Dietrich 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
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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 Diederich
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