Derkum Surname

775,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 366 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Derkum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Derkum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2971:271,06228,716
United States431:8,429,278367,833
France131:5,109,440259,941
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611

Derkum Last Name Facts

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

Derkum (Russian: Деркум) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Derkum click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Derkum? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 775,315th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 19,911,328 people. The surname Derkum occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Derkum are found; 85 percent are found in Western Europe and 82 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 297 people, or 1 in 271,062. In Germany Derkum is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 88 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 4 percent are found and Hamburg, where 2 percent are found. Not including Germany it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent are found and France, where 4 percent are found.

Derkum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Derkum last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.

Derkum earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 48.53% more than the national average, earning $64,090 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Derckum9236/
Derkume921/
Derkun83321/
Darkum83208/
Dercum8319/
Derkom836/
Dirkum830/
Derkunt7719/
Derkoun772/
Derkunova6739/
Derkon6716/
Drecum671/
Dirkom671/
Ditrkun621/
Drecun50265/
Dercon5058/
Dirkon505/

Derkum Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Derkum in the Russian language
Деркумderkum-

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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 Derkum
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