Dercksen Surname

216,923rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,891 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Dercksen Surname User-submission:

Origin: Dutch, Switzerland, Germany, Danish; meaning: son of Derk/Dirk.

Dercksen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,4831:36,5334,681
Netherlands3481:48,5268,308
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
England101:5,571,806158,774
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
France31:22,140,907385,998
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Dercksen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Origin: Dutch, Switzerland, Germany, Danish; meaning: son of Derk/Dirk.

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Dercksen Last Name Facts

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

Dercksen occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dercksen? popularity and diffusion

Dercksen is the 216,923rd most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 3,853,805 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Dercksen are found; 78 percent are found in Southern Africa and 78 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 1,483 people, or 1 in 36,533. In South Africa Dercksen is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 44 percent are found, Limpopo, where 11 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 11 percent are found. Other than South Africa this last name exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 18 percent are found and Thailand, where 1 percent are found.

Dercksen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dercksen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dercksen last name decreased 22 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dercksen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Dercksen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.88% more than the national average, earning R 436,968 per year and in United States they earn 32.24% more than the national average, earning $57,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diercksen94195/
Derksen9318,264/
Dercsen9356/
Doerksen884,758/
Dircksen88638/
Dierksen88540/
Daerksen883/
Derckson882/
Deurksen881/
Dearksen881/
Deirksen880/
Derkseng880/
Doerkssen826/
Dierckson824/
Dirckssen821/
Dirkcksen821/
Dirksen807,401/
Derkson80455/
Derkzen80112/
Dörksen80105/
Dorksen8026/
Darksen8015/
Dyrksen8014/
Derksan809/
Derksin805/
Dergsen802/
Derksem801/
Doerkson75168/
Dirchsen7583/
Dirckson7526/
Dierkson7525/
Doerksan759/
Dircksem753/
Dirkssen751/
Dörkhsen751/
Dirrksen751/
Drecksan750/
Derkhshan715/
Derxen712/
Dirkschen711/
Dirkson67464/
Dorcsin6727/
Dorkson676/
Dirksenová673/
Dörkßen672/
Drecsan672/
Dirksan672/
Dirksem671/
Dirgsen671/
Dirxsen671/
Drekson670/
Dregsen670/

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