Derkse Surname
Approximately 176 people bear this surname
Derkse Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 173 | 1:97,614 | 15,899 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Derkse Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Derkse Come From? nationality or country of origin
Derkse occurs most in The Netherlands. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Derkse? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,290,735th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Derkse reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 173 people, or 1 in 97,614. In The Netherlands Derkse is most numerous in: Gelderland, where 47 percent reside, Limburg, where 15 percent reside and South Holland, where 14 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Djibouti, where 1 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dierkse | 92 | 15 | / |
| Derksey | 92 | 1 | / |
| Derks | 91 | 11,931 | / |
| Dierckse | 86 | 2 | / |
| Dierks | 83 | 7,998 | / |
| Dirkse | 83 | 2,645 | / |
| Dercks | 83 | 1,038 | / |
| Deirks | 83 | 3 | / |
| Deerks | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dearks | 83 | 0 | / |
| Diercks | 77 | 4,229 | / |
| Dirckse | 77 | 3 | / |
| Darksey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Deircks | 77 | 0 | / |
| Dirks | 73 | 21,590 | / |
| Derkx | 73 | 710 | / |
| Dyrks | 73 | 59 | / |
| Dreks | 73 | 2 | / |
| Derkz | 73 | 0 | / |
| Derkhsha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dircks | 67 | 1,761 | / |
| Dirksz | 67 | 693 | / |
| Derckx | 67 | 364 | / |
| Dierkx | 67 | 248 | / |
| Dyreks | 67 | 8 | / |
| Dirkze | 67 | 6 | / |
| Dirkje | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dirksh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Darksy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Drecks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Diergs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dirkcs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dirksy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dercsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Derqsi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dyrkhs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Diorks | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Derkse
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