Dereham Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Dereham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dereham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:2,932,529101,561
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Dereham Last Name Facts

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

Dereham is found most in England. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dereham? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dereham is the 4,307,654th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name Dereham is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Dereham are found; 90 percent are found in Northern Europe and 90 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 2,932,529. In England Dereham is most numerous in: Herefordshire, where 42 percent live, Greater London, where 16 percent live and Hampshire, where 11 percent live. Other than England this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 5 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent live.

Dereham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dereham has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Dereham last name rose 317 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dereham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Dereham last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deryham861/
Doreham860/
Derehyna8012/
Detrehan800/
Deruem7723/
Deriam7711/
Deryam776/
Deraim772/
Deroem771/
Dereim771/
Deraum771/
Derean771/
Daream771/
Derheim71388/
Dereume71175/
Deroehn7165/
Dereșan7126/
Dergeym7124/
Derejan7110/
Dergaym719/
Derjean719/
Dereyan717/
Derehyn715/
Derhiem714/
Derhoum714/
Derouem712/
Doreyam711/
Deeroem711/
Deerean711/
Deuriam711/
Dergejm711/
Dareaam711/
Dereant711/
Derrean710/
Derihan710/
Deryahan67152/
Deerheim6726/
Deryaneh6713/
Derejian6711/
Derrheim676/
Derahian675/
Dereusme672/
Deerhiem671/
Deraiyam671/
Dherajam671/
Derjahan671/
Doreheim670/
Dearroem670/

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Dereham Reference & Research

Durham DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Durham FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Dereham
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis