Diederichs Surname

84,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,711 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Diederichs Surname Definition:

“Mighty Prince” in Old German (Thiudaric).

Diederichs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,2641:18,8802,477
United States4531:800,13061,707
South Africa3521:153,91417,385
France2981:222,89534,564
Canada1031:357,72432,292
Brazil721:2,973,25587,092
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
England271:2,063,63279,942
Austria211:405,49741,758
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Finland71:785,24338,644
Panama71:558,8949,437
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Diederichs (27) may also be a first name.

Diederichs Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Mighty Prince” in Old German (Thiudaric).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Diederichs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Diederichs is found most in Germany. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Diederichs? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 84,587th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,276,054 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Diederichs live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 76 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,036,353rd most common first name throughout the world, held by 27 people.

The surname Diederichs is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 4,264 people, or 1 in 18,880. In Germany Diederichs is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 44 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 15 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 13 percent live. Outside of Germany it exists in 34 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent live and South Africa, where 6 percent live.

Diederichs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Diederichs has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,831 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Diederichs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Diederichs last name are 12.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.6% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Diederichs earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.43% more than the national average, earning R 369,360 per year; in Colombia they earn 124.27% more than the national average, earning $50,915,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.71% more than the national average, earning $49,928 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.71% more than the national average, earning $51,524 CAD per year.

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