Dietrich Surname

4,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114,734 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dietrich Surname Definition:

(Ger.) People or Mighty Ruler [see under Theodoric in Dict.]

Dietrich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany67,0661:1,20086
United States23,5961:15,3611,945
France4,2681:15,5631,652
Brazil3,9431:54,2922,083
Switzerland3,1751:2,587305
Canada3,1601:11,6601,741
Austria2,7811:3,062299
Argentina1,5431:27,7012,322
South Africa1,0751:50,3986,393
Australia9131:29,5683,975
Poland7081:53,6858,455
England2291:243,31019,878
Thailand2131:331,63557,264
Netherlands1921:87,95414,558
Dominican Republic1851:56,3942,803
Spain1401:333,94319,434
Italy1301:470,43649,062
Paraguay1261:57,4341,592
Denmark1221:46,2684,833
Jamaica1201:23,9161,959
Sweden941:104,7537,572
Hungary771:127,48411,841
Finland701:78,5248,534
Peru581:548,00214,762
Czechia571:186,55227,470
Russia511:2,825,942156,501
Uruguay511:67,2897,157
Mexico501:2,482,52420,876
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
Belgium381:302,54335,124
Estonia381:34,7846,408
Norway341:151,24418,822
Nicaragua281:215,0392,611
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Slovakia191:280,86641,728
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Chile161:1,101,03021,213
Ecuador161:994,11514,535
Croatia141:302,04329,715
Venezuela141:2,157,43425,468
Wales131:238,04114,239
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Scotland91:594,86921,724
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
China81:170,915,1968,932
Greece81:1,384,97486,362
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Romania81:2,509,73455,065
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Luxembourg61:96,7576,198
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Liechtenstein21:19,1891,439
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2461:22,3592,803

Dietrich (59,264) may also be a first name.

Dietrich Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) People or Mighty Ruler [see under Theodoric in Dict.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

See Diederichs.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

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

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

Dietrich Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dietrich (Arabic: ديتريخ) is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dietrich? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,924th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 63,517 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Dietrich live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 16,018th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 59,264 people.

It is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 67,066 people, or 1 in 1,200. In Germany Dietrich is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 14 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent live. Beside Germany this last name occurs in 100 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.

Dietrich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dietrich has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,051 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 477 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dietrich Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (50%) in Russia and Sunni (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Dietrich last name are 15.57% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.34% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dietrich earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 13.69% less than the national average, earning €25,918 per year; in Norway they earn 9.72% more than the national average, earning 379,729 kr per year; in Peru they earn 46.4% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,390 per year; in South Africa they earn 17.28% more than the national average, earning R 278,712 per year; in United States they earn 6.04% more than the national average, earning $45,756 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.63% more than the national average, earning $53,971 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diettrich94659/
Dietrichs94462/
Diethrich94158/
Diedtrich9491/
Dietriech9449/
Dietriche944/
Dietricht942/
Dietritch942/
Dietrisch942/
Dieitrich941/
Dietrrich941/
Diietrich941/
Diestrich941/
Dioetrich940/
Dietreich940/
Deietrich940/
Ditrich931,415/
Dierich93884/
Detrich93567/
Dietric936/
Dietrih935/
Diettrichs890/
Dittrich8835,617/
Deitrich881,343/
Deutrich88474/
Deatrich88231/
Dierichs88169/
Detriche88107/
Dietrych8899/
Dettrich8857/
Dithrich8850/
Dietrech8818/
Destrich887/
Dietrice886/
Districh886/
Didtrich886/
Ditrichs885/
Ditriche884/
Detriech882/
Detritch882/
Detrrich882/
Dietrish882/
Dierichx882/
Doetrich881/
Detreich881/
Detrichs881/
Daetrich881/
Dedtrich881/
Deetrich881/
Diesrich881/
Dieriche881/
Deytrich881/
Dethrich880/
Detricht880/
Dietrihs880/
Dierichd880/
Diotrich880/
Duetrich880/
Dietrieh880/
Dietri8615/
Dietrichová8468/
Dietrichova844/
Deiterich8277/
Destreich8231/
Deitriech8214/
Deitreich825/
Deittrich824/
Deithrich824/
Dittrichs822/
Dittriech821/
Deitriche821/
Destraich821/
Ditttrich821/
Destriche821/
Districhs821/
Deidtrich820/
Deitricht820/
Deitritch820/
Deettrich820/
Dittrrich820/
Deathrich820/
Ditrikh801,922/
Ditrych80145/
Dytrich80109/
Detrych8048/
Deitric8010/
Dietriz804/
Dutrich802/
Ditrech802/
Dietrid801/
Dietrix801/
Djerich801/
Detrech800/
Dietrie800/
Ditrichová78207/
Detrichová7812/
Ditrichova783/
Deitterich781/
Detrichova781/
Dedtridtch780/
Deiterrich780/
Dieri7723/
Dautrich75452/
Doutrich75228/
Dutreich7523/
Dittrych7520/
Dyttrich7513/
Deutrych755/
Dithrikh751/
Djeriche751/
Dietritz750/
Dittrichová74795/
Dittrichova747/
Dautriche71895/
Dietre71240/
Dietry7170/
Dijeri7127/
Dierio7116/
Djitri7113/
Dieris7111/
Djiritche7110/
Detrij719/
Dauthrich717/
Djetri717/
Dietra713/
Dierie712/
Diheri712/
Dierix712/
Djieri712/
Diereh711/
Dytrych671,267/
Diestre67295/
Dytrichová6755/
Ditrychová6738/
D'Autriche6738/
Dutrech6736/
Deatriz679/
Diettra673/
Dytrichova672/
Dietree671/
Dietres671/
Diettry671/
Ditrychova671/
Deitriz671/
Diestry671/
Djerrih671/
Dietret670/
Doutric670/

Dietrich Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dietrich in the Arabic language
ديتريخdytrykh-
ديتريشdytrysh-

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Dietrich Reference & Research

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dietrich
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