Dietz Surname

8,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70,434 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dietz Surname Definition:

(Ger.) diminutive forms of Dietrich, q.v.

Dietz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany36,6891:2,194189
United States26,6451:13,6031,692
Argentina1,4671:29,1372,438
Canada1,0261:35,9124,580
France8991:73,88510,343
Netherlands7311:23,1013,703
Denmark4471:12,6281,210
Austria3671:23,2033,640
Brazil3311:646,75023,919
Switzerland2871:28,6164,368
Australia2731:98,88511,203
England2001:278,59021,737
Chile1621:108,7444,033
Thailand1151:614,246104,344
Luxembourg1071:5,426788
Peru821:387,61112,644
Spain691:677,56630,057
Paraguay631:114,8692,572
Hungary491:200,33216,931
Poland411:927,04369,048
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Sweden381:259,12517,909
Slovenia291:85,78210,816
Czechia281:379,76744,481
Norway261:197,78022,769
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Singapore211:262,27211,611
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Mexico171:7,301,54134,591
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Qatar91:262,00030,726
China91:151,924,6187,954
Finland81:687,08836,047
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England691:353,26622,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9641:16,9432,163

Dietz (256) may also be a first name.

Dietz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) diminutive forms of Dietrich, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) Descendant of Teuzo, a pet form of names beginning with Diet (people), as Theudoald, Theotwig, Theudulf.

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

Dietz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dietz (Arabic: ديتز) is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dietz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,072nd most numerous last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 103,466 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Dietz are found; 56 percent are found in Western Europe and 54 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Dietz is also the 556,659th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 256 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 36,689 people, or 1 in 2,194. In Germany Dietz is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 20 percent are found, Hesse, where 18 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this last name exists in 71 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent are found and Argentina, where 2 percent are found.

Dietz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dietz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dietz last name rose 899 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 290 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dietz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dietz surname are 16.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.58% registered with the party.

The amount Dietz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.25% more than the national average, earning 381,566 kr per year; in Peru they earn 120.96% more than the national average, earning S/. 42,833 per year; in South Africa they earn 50.25% more than the national average, earning R 357,060 per year; in United States they earn 7.98% more than the national average, earning $46,593 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.76% more than the national average, earning $50,559 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dietze9113,084/
Dietzz911/
Diedtz911/
Deietz910/
Diez89114,297/
Ditz892,897/
Detz89790/
Degietz831/
Deitz806,199/
Deetz801,278/
Deutz801,129/
Ditze80382/
Daetz80340/
Diets80271/
Daitz80206/
Duitz80113/
Dittz80106/
Duetz80101/
Diyez8084/
Deatz8051/
Dhetz8032/
Doetz8025/
Doitz8025/
Daiez8019/
Deytz8017/
Dettz8011/
Ditzz806/
Ditsz804/
Diedz803/
Dditz803/
Diezs802/
Diehz802/
Duiez802/
Dietc801/
Ditzs801/
Diecz801/
Detze801/
Deiez801/
Diotz801/
Dieiz801/
Dieez801/
Dijtz801/
Dhiez801/
Doiez801/
Destz800/
Distz800/
Dietzsch772,024/
Diz759,533/
Dez751,176/
Dietch73250/
Dietsh7330/
Dahiez7316/
Deitze7313/
Dietts7310/
Diedcz736/
Deutsz732/
Dietse732/
Didtze731/
Dehetz731/
Deitez731/
Dehatz731/
Daiets731/
Daiyez731/
Diecze731/
Dawetz731/
Dheetz730/
Deitzs730/
Dietst730/
Deiedz730/
Dettze730/
Deetze730/
Deidtz730/
Dietce730/
Deyitz730/
Diehts730/
Dietsch676,436/
Daiz674,689/
Dits672,282/
Hdez671,458/
Diec671,194/
Dets67996/
Deuz67436/
Deiz67290/
Deez67176/
Doiz67172/
Dezh67147/
Dhez67118/
Deaz67103/
Dytz6764/
Duiz6762/
Dietche6724/
Dätz6717/
Dizh6714/
Dietshe6712/
Ditc677/
Deyz675/
Diiz674/
Diéz674/
Dáiz674/
Dizz673/
Decz673/
Diestch673/
Dìez673/
Dezz673/
Dyez672/
Didz672/
Ditx672/
Detć672/
Djez672/
Dizs672/
Detc672/
Dyiz672/
Dicz671/
Deitszh671/
Diäz671/
D'Hitze671/
Dïez671/
Dieztch671/
Deëz671/
Tdiz671/
Dezs671/
Djiz671/
Dihz671/
Dijz671/

Dietz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dietz in the Arabic language
ديتزdytz-
ديتسdyts-
دايتزdaytz-

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