Dirk Forename

2,514th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 410,031 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Belgium

Dirk Forename

The meaning of this forename is not listed.

Dirk Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany
100%
250,3761:386114
Belgium
100%
58,2561:19719
Netherlands
100%
28,2731:598124
South Africa
100%
27,9521:1,951313
United States
100%
20,6971:17,5161,513
Mozambique-4,3201:6,3061,134
Canada
100%
2,4671:13,4311,426
Australia-1,7691:7,721817
Switzerland
100%
1,6271:5,048701
England
100%
1,3271:41,9012,112
Sri Lanka-1,2161:17,1052,344
Thailand
100%
9411:74,4596,976
Ethiopia-9251:105,4707,385
Poland
100%
8481:44,8431,238
Indonesia
100%
8221:313,82426,987
Austria
100%
7421:11,475675
Saudi Arabia-6411:48,0705,572
France
100%
5841:113,8192,380
New Zealand-5841:7,767911
Brazil
100%
4681:457,77015,496
Spain
100%
3581:129,9723,310
Denmark-2961:19,0861,162
Ghana-2811:96,0364,158
Philippines
99%
 
2701:392,62814,154
Sweden
100%
2631:37,4832,176
Egypt-2171:423,50712,330
Norway
100%
2171:23,6511,330
Portugal-2121:49,1081,712
Dominican Republic-2041:51,1343,395
China-1671:8,179,97559,475
Suriname
100%
1651:3,350773
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
1511:9,0161,366
Namibia-1351:17,8091,699
Luxembourg
100%
1191:4,740539
Italy
100%
981:623,0836,228
Ireland
100%
921:50,4731,641
Scotland
100%
831:64,4621,822
Malta-801:5,367705
Mexico
100%
791:1,571,44810,388
Greece
100%
761:143,8763,371
DR Congo
100%
751:984,36829,064
Japan-741:1,729,54118,638
Singapore
100%
691:91,1177,290
Estonia
100%
661:19,9301,700
Russia
94%
 
661:2,185,35914,310
United Arab Emirates-621:115,3558,682
Chile
100%
601:293,4534,518
Zimbabwe
100%
601:257,06414,378
Guatemala
100%
471:342,7333,797
Ecuador-461:385,3684,728
Guyana
100%
461:16,5932,169
Peru
100%
451:706,47710,982
India
100%
421:28,925,666600,494
Kuwait-381:99,6126,886
Qatar
97%
 
361:65,8228,074
Wales
100%
361:85,9532,290
Hong Kong-351:221,5063,349
Malaysia
100%
351:869,99832,096
Iraq
100%
341:1,029,9378,327
Venezuela
100%
321:943,80920,727
Curaçao-311:5,026587
Hungary
100%
291:337,6471,450
Jamaica-291:99,4224,259
Aruba-251:4,151831
Sudan-251:1,512,2793,324
Taiwan
100%
251:950,78737,589
Botswana-211:104,0218,595
Costa Rica
100%
211:227,0454,936
Finland
93%
 
211:261,1043,985
Argentina
100%
171:2,516,0738,541
Bermuda-171:3,813661
Honduras
100%
151:587,8318,292
Israel
100%
141:600,20810,774
Belize
100%
131:27,2552,702
Cameroon-121:1,800,87540,142
Czechia
100%
111:968,7423,396
Panama-111:355,14211,047
Tanzania-111:4,798,93827,236
Nigeria-101:17,756,436163,035
Oman-101:410,8674,770
South Korea-101:554,44213,303
Burundi-91:1,100,7291,050
Laos-91:731,873503
Madagascar-91:2,625,4903,077
Vietnam-91:10,291,4574,134
Monaco
100%
81:4,808802
Nicaragua
100%
71:859,76211,907
Slovakia
100%
71:758,5803,008
Turkey
100%
71:11,114,53034,230
Uganda-71:5,850,98949,331
Northern Ireland
100%
61:307,1912,078
Afghanistan-61:5,437,25329,511
Lebanon
100%
61:937,9288,462
Uruguay-61:571,2736,582
Bahamas-51:79,8741,458
Cambodia-51:3,254,66631,163
Colombia-51:9,555,78540,229
Croatia-51:843,4157,845
Lithuania-51:590,3762,548
Papua New Guinea
100%
51:1,630,463100,826
Paraguay
100%
51:1,447,3618,023
United States Virgin Islands-51:21,9492,239
Zambia-51:3,170,95926,788
Armenia-41:729,6887,125
Congo-41:1,252,30119,043
Gabon-41:470,8342,822
Liechtenstein-41:9,464618
Saint Martin-41:8,936133
Seychelles-41:23,1681,192
Tunisia-41:169,2267,289
Benin-31:3,525,28151,145
Bosnia and Herzegovina-31:1,174,8196,090
Bulgaria-31:2,330,13016,302
El Salvador-31:2,113,9299,538
Liberia-31:1,470,68725,732
Romania-31:6,683,99244,661
Bolivia-21:5,300,7026,605
Burkina Faso
100%
21:9,189,73469,235
Cayman Islands-21:30,6501,815
Grenada
100%
21:54,0623,078
Haiti-21:5,363,47632,317
Iceland-21:183,0085,215
Kazakhstan-21:8,873,42235,327
Kenya-21:23,153,55556,680
Lesotho-21:1,019,99836,117
Macau-21:304,1041,640
Mauritius-21:648,8928,630
Pakistan
100%
21:97,178,840228,758
Puerto Rico-21:1,775,1506,781
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
21:55,7904,636
Senegal-21:7,290,67824,413
Algeria-11:38,176,72032,669
Andorra-11:82,8871,356
Bahrain-11:1,348,6737,854
Bangladesh-11:159,461,36636,167
Barbados-11:289,7893,893
Belarus-11:9,482,38420,892
Bhutan-11:824,9286,865
British Virgin Islands-11:31,2501,787
Brunei-11:419,5703,266
Cyprus-11:871,0765,368
Dominica-11:75,4711,341
Fiji-11:892,3783,968
Guam-11:160,6463,210
Guernsey-11:63,331901
Guinea-11:11,858,6477,978
Isle of Man-11:85,023723
Ivory Coast
100%
11:23,075,933135,227
Jersey-11:99,9802,122
Jordan
100%
11:8,826,77411,126
Kyrgyzstan-11:5,973,27746,622
Latvia-11:2,015,6456,531
North Macedonia-11:2,090,75715,787
Malawi-11:17,112,31024,110
Micronesia-11:106,5001,462
Moldova-11:3,561,1398,690
Morocco-11:34,348,63618,260
Nepal-11:28,487,352119,417
Saint Lucia
100%
11:177,8158,104
Slovenia-11:2,458,7586,723
Solomon Islands-11:580,9578,641
Turkmenistan-11:5,472,8703,925
Uzbekistan-11:30,786,44017,476
Vanuatu-11:261,7921,604
Yemen-11:26,296,75114,474

Dirk (3,630) may also be a surname.

Dirk Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dierk894,784/
Dirck89748/
Dhirk89243/
Dirke8992/
Dirkh8986/
Deirk8921/
Diork895/
Ddirk894/
Dirkk894/
Dirrk893/
Dirkc892/
Dairk891/
Dierck8053/
Dairek8019/
Dhirke8015/
Dirkhe808/
Deirek806/
Dirrck803/
Dhirkh801/
Dircke801/
Dairke801/
Hdirkx801/
di Rek801/
Derk755,840/
Durk751,825/
Dyrk75182/
Drek75156/
Dirc7550/
Dirg7537/
Dürk7535/
Dirx7513/
Dr-K754/
Dirq754/
Drwk751/
Djrk751/
Dărk751/
Daireck733/
Deireck732/
Dirgh676,505/
Derck67211/
Dreck67146/
Durck6777/
Dreke6746/
Derke6739/
Dhirg6728/
Deerk6724/
Dyrke6723/
Dyrek6719/
Dyrck6717/
Deark6714/
Durkh6714/
Dhurk6714/
Diorg6712/
Dairreck674/
Derrk673/
Duerk673/
Dierc673/
Durkë672/
Dhiuerik671/
Dherk671/
Dirct671/
Dyrrk671/
Durkk671/
Dierg671/
Drrek671/
Dayrk671/
Tdrek671/
Deirg671/
di Herik671/
Detrk671/
Dgirg671/
Drkji671/
Drekh671/
Diryq671/
Dirqg671/
Dircc671/

Dirk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dirk in the Russian language
Диркdirk-

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Footnotes

  • First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dirk