Dittert Surname

286,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Dittert Surname User-submission:

Dittert seems to stem from Dittrich. The ending -ert supposively is a common ending in the Thuringia and Saxony area where it states rooting from the country side instead of the city. In Germany there are two main roots, that are far enough apart.

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Dittert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9891:81,40110,274
United States1741:2,083,097132,570
Brazil1251:1,712,59555,994
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
England41:13,929,515290,718
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Dittert Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Dittert seems to stem from Dittrich. The ending -ert supposively is a common ending in the Thuringia and Saxony area where it states rooting from the country side instead of the city. In Germany there are two main roots, that are far enough apart. One in Hessia in the town of Wetzlar and its surroundings where Ditterts can be found in straight kinships back to ~1600s, and secondly the region around the Altvater mountain (Silesia/Glatz, Monrovia, and Bohemia).

- dag.dittert

Dittert Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dittert is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dittert? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 286,292nd most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 5,430,362 people. Dittert is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Dittert reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 989 people, or 1 in 81,401. In Germany Dittert is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 36 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 12 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 9 percent reside. Not including Germany this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Brazil, where 9 percent reside.

Dittert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dittert has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 669 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dittert Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dittert last name are 29.83% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.6% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dittert earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 38.51% less than the national average, earning 212,814 kr per year and in United States they earn 20.94% more than the national average, earning $52,184 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deittert9367/
Diettert9327/
Ditter922,162/
Ditert9211/
Deitert86670/
Dietert86580/
Dietter86265/
Daitter8667/
Dyttert864/
Dittger864/
Dettert863/
Deitter861/
Distter860/
Diter83289/
Dittertová8219/
Dittertova821/
Diethert80132/
Deithert801/
Diettier801/
Ditteher800/
Dieter778,612/
Deiter771,867/
Detert771,818/
Detter771,649/
Dister77367/
Daiter77100/
Ditger7744/
Dytert7714/
Ditere779/
Didter773/
Ditier772/
Duiter772/
Doiter772/
Dhiter771/
Dither771/
Dihter771/
Ditthardt75158/
Ditterová7516/
Ditertová753/
Dichter711,382/
Deister711,200/
Diether71484/
Duister71399/
Deterts7177/
Dethert7115/
Dettart718/
Deither716/
Dietart714/
Detteer713/
Deutter712/
Dihtere712/
Dyttertová712/
Deterte712/
Dettier712/
Diother711/
Daister711/
Doister711/
Daither711/
Detther711/
Ditrete711/
Dietier710/
Deidter710/
Didtger710/
Disther710/
Deetter710/
Dettere710/
Deter672,017/
Diethart67269/
Duijster67186/
Ditre6792/
Dyter6775/
Ditthard6734/
Däter6730/
Doithier6717/
Ditir674/
Deethert673/
Dechtert671/
Deisster671/
Deichter671/
Daitgeer671/
Dichtear671/
Deggiter670/

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