Dittmar Surname
Approximately 12,870 people bear this surname
Dittmar Surname Definition:
(Ger.) People or Mightily Famous [O.H.Ger. diot(a, nation, people (see Theed in Dict.) + mâri, famous, &c.]
Dittmar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 8,595 | 1:9,367 | 1,173 |
| United States | 3,106 | 1:116,696 | 12,572 |
| Australia | 269 | 1:100,356 | 11,341 |
| Netherlands | 164 | 1:102,971 | 16,665 |
| Brazil | 126 | 1:1,699,003 | 55,624 |
| Canada | 100 | 1:368,456 | 33,054 |
| France | 86 | 1:772,357 | 94,336 |
| Chile | 75 | 1:234,886 | 7,175 |
| Switzerland | 53 | 1:154,961 | 14,619 |
| Poland | 48 | 1:791,849 | 63,527 |
| Argentina | 47 | 1:909,434 | 58,335 |
| South Africa | 44 | 1:1,231,311 | 69,478 |
| Venezuela | 37 | 1:816,326 | 13,210 |
| Czechia | 19 | 1:559,656 | 56,138 |
| Austria | 14 | 1:608,245 | 54,975 |
| Hungary | 13 | 1:755,098 | 40,181 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Liechtenstein | 5 | 1:7,676 | 1,080 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 490 | 1:102,487 | 10,363 |
The alternate forms: Dittmár (26) are calculated separately.
Dittmar (1,717) may also be a first name.
Dittmar Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Ger.) People or Mightily Famous [O.H.Ger. diot(a, nation, people (see Theed in Dict.) + mâri, famous, &c.]
Place name. District in North Germany (Dittmarschen).
Dittmar Demographics
Average Dittmar Salary in
United States
$45,359 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dittmar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dittmar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dittmar (Russian: Диттмар) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Dittmár. For other potential spellings of Dittmar click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dittmar? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 40,701st most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 566,243 people. The surname Dittmar is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Dittmar are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 69 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Dittmar is also the 185,275th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 1,717 people.
The last name Dittmar is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 8,595 people, or 1 in 9,367. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Hesse, where 18 percent reside, Thuringia, where 15 percent reside and Bavaria, where 13 percent reside. Not including Germany this last name exists in 39 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.
Dittmar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Dittmar has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 634 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dittmar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Dittmar last name are 16.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.62% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Dittmar earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 168.48% more than the national average, earning R 638,004 per year; in United States they earn 5.12% more than the national average, earning $45,359 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.73% more than the national average, earning $52,528 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dittmar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dittmar in the Russian language | ||
| Диттмар | dittmar | - |
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