Der Surname

41,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Der Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Der Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal3,4071:4,279241
Turkey2,1631:35,9783,799
United States1,3841:261,89224,714
Bangladesh8111:196,4946,734
Canada7451:49,4576,010
Netherlands4891:34,5345,778
Serbia4491:15,9131,875
Egypt4271:215,30615,336
Iran4041:190,05615,580
Morocco3751:91,93615,801
India2381:3,222,96494,263
Poland2101:180,99424,805
Germany1551:519,39043,831
Taiwan1141:205,6561,765
Indonesia1031:1,283,97389,572
Hong Kong981:74,8521,406
Brazil921:2,326,89571,923
Malaysia721:409,64221,284
Pakistan711:2,516,11121,969
Mauritania681:60,2194,226
Ukraine561:812,90581,323
Singapore431:128,0865,748
England391:1,428,66862,556
Thailand391:1,811,240225,763
France361:1,845,076161,051
Cambodia281:553,1124,360
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Hungary211:467,44230,347
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Tunisia121:50,8866,752
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Guyana91:84,6916,279
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
China81:170,915,1968,932
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Kyrgyzstan51:1,194,53165,188
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

The alternate forms: Dér (1,922) are calculated separately.

Der (5,248) may also be a first name.

Der Last Name Facts

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

Der (Arabic: ضير, Bengali: দের, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻳﺮ, Hindi: देर, Marathi: डेर, Oriya: େଡର) is more frequently found in Senegal than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Dér. Click here to see other potential spellings of Der.

How Common Is The Last Name Der? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 41,885th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 584,781 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 35 percent of Der live; 28 percent live in West Africa and 28 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Der is also the 93,345th most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 5,248 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Senegal, where it is carried by 3,407 people, or 1 in 4,279. In Senegal it is primarily concentrated in: Saint Louis Region, where 30 percent are found, Dakar Region, where 29 percent are found and Louga Region, where 21 percent are found. Not including Senegal this last name is found in 106 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Der Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Der has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Der last name increased 3,460 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Der Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Der surname is principally Orthodox (58%) in Russia and Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Der last name are 7.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.46% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Der earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 16.67% more than the national average, earning $50,340 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.4% more than the national average, earning $55,844 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dér891,922/
Dere8642,212/
Dear8614,585/
Derr8613,530/
Deer868,275/
Deir863,017/
Dier862,959/
Deur86721/
Derd86620/
Dher86535/
Dert86449/
Derp86244/
Dehr86168/
Derz86131/
Dger8659/
Øder8620/
Derh8620/
Deyr869/
Hder865/
Detr864/
Desr864/
Dder862/
Dejr862/
Tder861/
De80705,943/
Dhere7519,081/
Dheir753,662/
Deere753,624/
Dheer752,783/
Derre751,248/
Diehr751,210/
Deare75493/
Dheur75439/
Deerr75300/
Desre75238/
D'Eer75210/
Deehr75202/
Deire75185/
Dhier75123/
Deart75121/
Derhe7573/
Dhert7570/
Deyre7566/
Dearr7548/
Deard7543/
Deahr7539/
Deurr7538/
Deihr7536/
Değre7532/
Gyder7531/
Dhear7514/
Dherh7513/
Hdear759/
Dearp758/
Dertt758/
Deuhr757/
Deert754/
Dierz753/
Dierr753/
Deirr752/
Desrt752/
Ddier752/
De'er752/
Hdder751/
Dieyr751/
Dhetr751/
Derrt751/
Dearh751/
Tdder751/
Derzh751/
Hhder751/
Ddere751/
Htder751/
Deird750/
Dettr750/
Deerz750/
Dey67842,868/
Dei67594,552/
Deh6774,075/
Dje6763,982/
Dee6743,248/
Die6724,779/
Deu6715,250/
Dea6713,620/
Dep676,879/
Des672,670/
Dir672,456/
Dheere672,081/
Dej671,363/
Dez671,176/
Ded67946/
Dre67938/
Daheur67927/
Det67616/
Dhe67523/
D'Heer67398/
Derova67283/
Dyr67230/
D'Hert67215/
Deß67212/
Deş67211/
D'Heur67160/
Dde67131/
Dehert6794/
Deirth6729/
D'Hier6725/
Dge6723/
Dée6723/
Dherdt6720/
Tde6719/
Øde6719/
Deï6718/
Hde6714/
Dåe6710/
Geeder679/
Díe676/
Deerhe676/
Deeyre676/
Daheir675/
Deć674/
Djr674/
D'Here674/
Deahre673/
Deč673/
Dýr673/
Åde673/
Dheare672/
Deireh672/
D'E672/
Deereh672/
Hddeer671/
Dheard671/
Dheart671/
Deherh671/
Deherz671/
Deirre671/
Dearre671/
Dheher671/
Deisre671/
Dehgir671/
D'Eyre671/
Där671/
Derowa671/
Deá671/
Deň671/
Ddeerr671/
Deyreh671/
Uander671/
Thdeer671/
Derrhe671/
Dheesr671/

Der Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Der in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﻳﺮdyr95.45
ﺩﺭdr4.55
Der in the Oriya language
େଡରedara87.5
େଦରedara12.5
Der in the Hindi language
देरdera75
डेरdera25
Der in the Marathi language
डेरdera57.14
देरdera42.86
Der in the Bengali language
দেরdera50
দেঢ়derha50
Der in the Arabic language
ضيرdyr-
درdr-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Der
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