Diefenbach Surname

80,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,025 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Diefenbach Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Diefenbach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,8971:20,6582,748
United States1,4511:249,79923,761
Brazil3171:675,31324,923
Australia2291:117,88513,036
Netherlands381:444,39944,765
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
France181:3,690,151224,666
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
England71:7,959,723202,100
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2471:203,31517,632

Diefenbach Last Name Facts

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

The last name Diefenbach has its highest incidence in Germany. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Diefenbach click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Diefenbach? popularity and diffusion

It is the 80,765th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,209,551 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Diefenbach are found; 66 percent are found in Western Europe and 66 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Diefenbach is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 3,897 people, or 1 in 20,658. In Germany Diefenbach is mostly concentrated in: Hesse, where 47 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 18 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent reside. Besides Germany this last name occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Brazil, where 5 percent reside.

Diefenbach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Diefenbach has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Diefenbach last name grew 587 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Diefenbach Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Diefenbach last name are 16.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.25% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Diefenbach earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.14% more than the national average, earning $50,977 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.38% more than the national average, earning $53,351 CAD 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Diefenbach
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