Dittmar Surname

40,701st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,870 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8,5951:9,3671,173
United States3,1061:116,69612,572
Australia2691:100,35611,341
Netherlands1641:102,97116,665
Brazil1261:1,699,00355,624
Canada1001:368,45633,054
France861:772,35794,336
Chile751:234,8867,175
Switzerland531:154,96114,619
Poland481:791,84963,527
Argentina471:909,43458,335
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Venezuela371:816,32613,210
Czechia191:559,65656,138
Austria141:608,24554,975
Hungary131:755,09840,181
England121:4,643,172139,951
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Liechtenstein51:7,6761,080
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
China21:683,660,78330,601
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4901:102,48710,363

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.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Place name. District in North Germany (Dittmarschen).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Dittmar Last Name Facts

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

Dittmar (Russian: Диттмар) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Dittmár. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dittmar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 40,701st most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 566,243 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Dittmar live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 185,275th most common forename in the world, held by 1,717 people.

The surname Dittmar is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 8,595 people, or 1 in 9,367. In Germany it is most common in: Hesse, where 18 percent live, Thuringia, where 15 percent live and Bavaria, where 13 percent live. Aside from Germany this surname is found in 39 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Dittmar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dittmar has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 634 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dittmar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Dittmar surname is chiefly 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 US average, with 63.62% being registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dittmár9526/
Dittmair9319/
Dittmare932/
Deittmar931/
Dittmarr930/
Ditmar92573/
Dittmaire881/
Dettmar861,801/
Dietmar86208/
Dithmar86128/
Deitmar86123/
Dhitmar861/
Ditmare860/
Ditmarr860/
Dittmor860/
Ditmarz860/
Ditmart860/
Dimar83549/
Dittmarová8218/
Dietmair80218/
Dittmore80134/
Dietmayr8054/
Dithmart8019/
Dittmeir801/
Deithmar800/
Dhimar777,646/
Dimare771,347/
Diomar77505/
Diemar77501/
Detmar77453/
Daimar77104/
Dytmar7763/
Dismar7735/
Dimmar7717/
Dimard7716/
Deimar776/
Dimart775/
Dimear774/
Dihmar771/
Doimar771/
Ditmor770/
Dutmar770/
Ditmarová7553/
Ditmarova758/
Dittmoore752/
Dhimmar713,799/
Ditmore711,153/
Dhimare7140/
Dhaimar7130/
Detmaur716/
Dimmare715/
Dhimart714/
D'Eimar714/
Diemair712/
Doimart711/
Dimaire711/
Dimaurd711/
Dhimarr711/
Daimair711/
Daimare711/
Daimarr711/
Daimart711/
Diomgar711/
Dhimair711/
Dimaure711/
Daismar711/
Deimahr711/
Daimard711/
Daimhar711/
Detmarr710/
Deetmar710/
Dimhart710/
Detmart710/
Dismart710/
Deimart710/
Detmasr710/
Demar672,817/
Dymar67475/
Dimor67159/
Dhimmmar6740/
Dettmore6737/
Dimarova6711/
Démar679/
Deimhard677/
Dietmeir676/
Dhimmarr676/
Deimhart676/
Ditmoore671/
Dithmore670/
Deitmore670/

Dittmar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dittmar in the Russian language
Диттмарdittmar-

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