Derb Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Derb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Derb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Algeria121:3,219,29645,820
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Derb (47) may also be a first name.

Derb Last Name Facts

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

Derb (Russian: Дерб) is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Derb? popularity and diffusion

The surname Derb is the 2,635,433rd most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. Derb occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Derb live; 46 percent live in East Africa and 46 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 1,467,136th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 47 people.

The last name Derb is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 3,901,850. Apart from Ethiopia this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 22 percent live and Egypt, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Derbt892/
Dearb891/
Derbs891/
Dheirb80272/
Darb754,395/
Dirb751,644/
Derf75423/
Derp75244/
Derw7574/
Derv7528/
Dreb7515/
Dorb7510/
Djrb751/
Derbsch7382/
Derbova7337/
Derbová735/
Dheerbh731/
Derfe6716/
Dearp678/
Derpe677/
Dharb676/
Dervå673/
Darbh673/
Dhorb672/
Doerp672/
Deerw671/
Derrw671/
Djreb671/
Deerf671/
Dervs670/
Derfs670/

Derb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Derb in the Russian language
Дербderb-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Derb
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