Diedrichs Surname

178,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Diedrichs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Diedrichs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,6641:48,3816,333
United States2571:1,410,34697,237
Brazil1371:1,562,58651,889
Chile891:197,9386,300
New Zealand621:73,03710,843
Sweden501:196,93513,646
Switzerland321:256,65421,165
Australia291:930,88655,860
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
France41:16,605,680368,153
England41:13,929,515290,718
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Diedrichs Last Name Facts

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

Diedrichs occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Diedrichs? popularity and diffusion

It is the 178,718th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,050,459 people. The last name Diedrichs is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of Diedrichs are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 70 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 1,664 people, or 1 in 48,381. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 39 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent live and Hesse, where 7 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent live and Brazil, where 6 percent live.

Diedrichs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Diedrichs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Diedrichs surname grew 803 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Diedrichs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Diedrichs surname are 26.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.02% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Diedrichs earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 115% more than the national average, earning R 510,924 per year and in United States they earn 4.52% less than the national average, earning $41,197 USD per year.

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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 Diedrichs
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