Derive Surname

778,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 364 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Derive Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Derive Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2921:227,47535,284
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Dérive (1) are calculated separately.

Derive (33) may also be a first name.

Derive Last Name Facts

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

Derive is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Dérive. For other potential spellings of Derive click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Derive? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 778,856th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by around 1 in 20,020,731 people. Derive occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Derive are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Derive is also the 1,807,719th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 33 people.

Derive is most commonly held in France, where it is borne by 292 people, or 1 in 227,475. In France it is most frequent in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 27 percent live, Île-de-France, where 21 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 17 percent live. Besides France Derive occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 10 percent live and Argentina, where 4 percent live.

Derive Last Name Statistics demography

Derive earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 20.74% less than the national average, earning $39,378 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dérive941/
Derivet9250/
Derrive9215/
Derives9215/
Deroive9210/
Deriver924/
Deerive922/
Derivei921/
Derrives8633/
Deruiver861/
Desrives861/
Deerives861/
Desriver860/
Deribe8318,787/
Derave83166/
Derivi8363/
Dereve8320/
Deriva8314/
Deruve839/
Darive835/
Dorive832/
Derève831/
Dyrive830/
Deribie772,416/
Derebie772,095/
Deraeve77413/
Deriebi7743/
Deuribe7732/
Derieva7726/
Deribet7718/
Deroeve7717/
Deribes774/
Deribey773/
Deribei772/
Deribez771/
Deribeh771/
Derziva771/
Deriber771/
Diriver771/
Deruyver71382/
Derivois7156/
Deriyova7153/
Derevets7143/
Desribes7124/
Derribes719/
Dereuver719/
Deriouhe711/
Desrêves711/
Dearriva711/
Deriowei711/
Derzieva711/
Dereeves711/
Deyraeve711/
Deriwehe711/
Derebe6719,507/
Deriba6712,739/
Diribe676,280/
Dereba676,263/
Derebi67426/
Deruwe67270/
Deriby67153/
Deriwa67126/
Deribi67103/
Derjue6723/
Derzhieva6720/
Derevi6714/
Derawe6714/
Derihvist6713/
Dyriva6712/
Derewa679/
Dereby676/
Derewe675/
Diriwe674/
Derziyeva674/
Doriwe674/
Diriva673/
Darivi673/
Daruve672/
Dirave672/
Djribe671/
Dorivê671/
Diruve671/

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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
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  • 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 Derive
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