Diestelhorst Surname

541,435th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 593 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Diestelhorst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Diestelhorst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4851:165,99119,653
United States871:4,166,195223,594
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Diestelhorst Last Name Facts

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

Diestelhorst is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Diestelhorst.

How Common Is The Last Name Diestelhorst? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 541,435th most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 12,289,285 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Diestelhorst live; 83 percent live in Western Europe and 83 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 485 people, or 1 in 165,991. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 69 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent live and Bavaria, where 4 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent live and Switzerland, where 1 percent live.

Diestelhorst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Diestelhorst has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 791 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Diestelhorst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Diestelhorst last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Diestelhorst earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.27% more than the national average, earning $49,738 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Distelhorst96207/
Destelhorst967/
Dietelhorst960/
Diestelhurst921/
Diestalhorst920/
Diestlehorst920/
Distelhurst8763/
Distlehorst8721/
Destlehorst870/
Distelhirst870/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Diestelhorst
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