Derss Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Derss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Derss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Derss Last Name Facts

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

Derss (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﺭﺱ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Derss.

How Common Is The Last Name Derss? popularity and diffusion

The last name Derss is the 5,391,485th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Derss live; 46 percent live in West Africa and 31 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Derss is primarily concentrated in: Akwa Ibom, where 100 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Mauritania, where 15 percent reside.

Derss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Derss has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Derss last name rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dersse917/
Ders89328/
Derssch831/
Diers805,095/
Derse804,515/
Dhers80634/
Dears80476/
Derås80209/
Doers80168/
Derst80158/
Deers80131/
Dersh8063/
Dorss8062/
Deurs8022/
Darss8021/
D'Ers808/
Dehrs803/
Daers802/
Derrs801/
Deirs801/
Dersz801/
Hders801/
Dersch732,747/
Dherse73106/
Dhiers7374/
D'Hers7350/
Desrse731/
Derrse731/
Doersh731/
Doerrs731/
Deirst730/
Deihrs730/
Dearrs730/
Dearst730/
Deerst730/
Dars6713,013/
Dors672,082/
Derx67567/
Diersch67303/
Doersch67271/
Dirs67104/
Deursch677/
Dersche674/
Dehiers671/
Dersova671/
Dhersch671/
Dearsch671/
Djrs671/
Dyrs670/
Dehersh670/

Derss Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Derss in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﺭﺱaldrs-

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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 Derss
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