Dietzen Surname

255,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,544 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Dietzen Surname Definition:

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

Dietzen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8801:411,88535,834
Germany5951:135,30316,470
Canada511:722,46357,796
France91:7,380,302306,885
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Dietzen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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

Dietzen Last Name Facts

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

Dietzen is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dietzen? popularity and diffusion

Dietzen is the 255,521st most frequently held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 4,719,913 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Dietzen reside; 51 percent reside in North America and 51 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Dietzen is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 880 people, or 1 in 411,885. In The United States it is most numerous in: Wisconsin, where 23 percent live, Illinois, where 10 percent live and Washington, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 39 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Dietzen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dietzen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dietzen last name rose 2,378 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dietzen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dietzen surname are 27.83% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74.6% registered with the political party.

The amount Dietzen earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 19.75% more than the national average, earning $51,670 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.53% more than the national average, earning $50,940 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dietzgen9350/
Ditzen92174/
Detzen9299/
Dietjen8625/
Deitzen8622/
Ditzend8619/
Deetzen865/
Dietgen860/
Dizen83569/
Dezen83520/
Dietchen806/
Detjen771,583/
Detsen771,146/
Detgen77243/
Ditgen77227/
Daizen77198/
Diezon77170/
Dizien77169/
Dezzen7737/
Diezan7717/
Diezyn7714/
Deuzen779/
Ditjen778/
Deyzen772/
De'zen771/
Deezen771/
Detcen771/
Ditsen771/
Deazen771/
Diceen771/
Deizen771/
Dutzen770/
Dietzanne751/
Dizn735/
Deetjen71655/
Dittgen71617/
Ditchen71238/
Detseng71167/
Deutgen7189/
Ditzion7116/
Deitjen7113/
Detchen718/
Deijzen718/
Dittjen715/
Ditseng715/
Ditsaen714/
Dittsen712/
Deutsen712/
Diezoun711/
Ditjeng711/
Djiezon711/
Dethjen711/
Detseen711/
Dietson711/
Deatsen711/
Deetsen711/
Deetgen711/
Destgen711/
Dicehen710/
Duitzon710/
Dizon67116,628/
Dicen673,340/
Dezan671,891/
Dizin67534/
Dezon67379/
Dizan67232/
Decen67148/
Deutchen6727/
Detcheng6715/
Dezyn678/
Dittchen677/
Dyzen673/
Dizén671/
Dhetseng671/
Diehizan671/
Detschen671/
Dézen671/
Ditschen671/
Deetjeen671/
Deitchen670/
Dettchen670/
Dietchan670/

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