Derekh Surname
Approximately 841 people bear this surname
Derekh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 307 | 1:148,282 | 20,686 |
| Israel | 281 | 1:30,454 | 4,337 |
| Belarus | 206 | 1:46,122 | 7,862 |
| Russia | 35 | 1:4,117,802 | 198,221 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 6 | 1:995,442 | 57,680 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Derekh (12) may also be a first name.
Derekh Demographics
Derekh Religious Adherence
in Belarus
Religious Adherence
in Belarus
Derekh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Derekh Come From? nationality or country of origin
Derekh (Russian: Дерех) has its highest incidence in Ukraine. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Derekh? popularity and diffusion
Derekh is the 414,183rd most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 8,665,334 people. The surname Derekh is predominantly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Derekh reside; 65 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 65 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held given name in the world It is held by 12 people.
Derekh is most common in Ukraine, where it is borne by 307 people, or 1 in 148,282. In Ukraine Derekh is most numerous in: Ternopil Oblast, where 74 percent live, Lviv Oblast, where 13 percent live and Kiev Oblast, where 4 percent live. Apart from Ukraine this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 33 percent live and Belarus, where 24 percent live.
Derekh Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Derekh surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Christian (50%) in Ukraine.
Phonetically Similar Names
Derekh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Derekh in the Russian language | ||
| Дерех | dereh | - |
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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 Derekh
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