Diedrich Surname

34,695th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Diedrich Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Theodoricus (people, ruler).

Diedrich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7,8821:10,2141,281
United States4,8811:74,2598,543
Brazil1,5441:138,6495,307
France3201:207,57132,261
Argentina2071:206,49017,041
Australia851:317,59627,389
Canada511:722,46357,796
Poland481:791,84963,527
Paraguay441:164,4723,287
England381:1,466,26563,675
Spain321:1,461,00145,498
Netherlands321:527,72448,879
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Denmark251:225,78917,947
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6531:76,9058,178

Diedrich (3,482) may also be a first name.

Diedrich Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Theodoricus (people, ruler).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Diedrich Last Name Facts

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

Diedrich is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Diedrich? popularity and diffusion

It is the 34,695th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 477,059 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Diedrich reside; 54 percent reside in Western Europe and 52 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 120,413th most commonly held forename on earth It is held by 3,482 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 7,882 people, or 1 in 10,214. In Germany Diedrich is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 26 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent are found and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 7 percent are found. Other than Germany Diedrich occurs in 39 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Brazil, where 10 percent are found.

Diedrich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Diedrich has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Diedrich last name expanded 747 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Diedrich Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Diedrich last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Diedrich surname are 12.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.78% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Diedrich earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.86% more than the national average, earning $45,679 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.23% more than the national average, earning $50,789 CAD per year.

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