Diehm

Diehm Meaning & Origin

About Diehm
The surname Diehm is of German origin and is derived from the personal name Diem, which is a short form of the name Dieter or Dietmar. The name Dieter comes from the Old High German words "diot" meaning "people" and "heri" meaning "army," suggesting that the surname Diehm may have originally been a nickname for someone who was a warrior or leader of the people.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Diehm is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Diehm: 882
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 27,376
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.3

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Diehm based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Diehm is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TM
🗽 NYSIIS
DAN
🔊 Soundex
D050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
D IY1 M
🌐 IPA
/dim/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TM', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
D500

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Diehm in Braille

Here's how to represent Diehm in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Diehm in braille

How to sign the name Diehm using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Diehm using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Diehm in sign language

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