Dieterich Surname

72,703rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,778 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dieterich Surname Definition:

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

Dieterich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,8371:20,9812,797
United States1,9331:187,51118,636
Brazil4871:439,57816,653
France1641:405,01759,459
Argentina951:449,93133,821
Chile571:309,0618,852
Switzerland501:164,25815,252
Netherlands471:359,30239,900
Austria281:304,12334,120
Italy201:3,057,83499,174
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
England71:7,959,723202,100
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2471:203,31517,632

Dieterich (67) may also be a first name.

Dieterich 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

Dieterich Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dieterich is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dieterich? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 72,703rd most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,075,176 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Dieterich live; 61 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,191,548th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 67 people.

The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 3,837 people, or 1 in 20,981. In Germany Dieterich is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 48 percent are found, Bavaria, where 9 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Germany Dieterich exists in 31 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Brazil, where 7 percent are found.

Dieterich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dieterich has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dieterich last name increased 783 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dieterich Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dieterich surname are 3.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.23% registered with the party.

The amount Dieterich earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 22.67% less than the national average, earning R 183,756 per year and in United States they earn 4.53% more than the national average, earning $45,104 USD per year.

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Dieterich Reference & Research

Dietz-Dietrich DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Dietz-Dietrich FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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