Derx Surname

559,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 567 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Derx Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Derx Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
Germany631:1,277,86481,414
England381:1,466,26563,675
Austria261:327,51736,002
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Cyprus131:68,0677,075
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Derx Last Name Facts

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

Derx is found in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Derx.

How Common Is The Last Name Derx? popularity and diffusion

The last name Derx is the 559,940th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 12,852,815 people. Derx occurs mostly in Africa, where 49 percent of Derx live; 49 percent live in West Africa and 49 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is borne by 277 people, or 1 in 97,548. Outside of Ghana Derx exists in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Germany, where 11 percent are found.

Derx Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Derx has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Derx last name rose 383 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 543 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Derx Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Derx last name are 46.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 93.75% being registered with the political party.

Derx earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.72% more than the national average, earning $49,069 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Derkx89710/
Dierx89501/
Derhx891/
Deirx890/
Derckx80364/
Dierkx80248/
Diercx802/
Derk75917/
Derc75396/
Ders75328/
Dirx75266/
Darx7524/
Derg7524/
Drex756/
Derq751/
Dyrx751/
Dierckx736,137/
Derje6712,578/
Derks6711,931/
Diers675,095/
Derse674,515/
Dirkx672,656/
Dhers67634/
Derck67606/
Dears67476/
Derke67424/
Dierk67307/
Derze67257/
Derås67209/
Derst67158/
Derce67144/
Deers67131/
Dercq67113/
Deark6768/
Dersh6763/
Dircx6758/
Derch6757/
D'Arx6739/
Deurs6722/
Derss6713/
D'Ers678/
Dehrs673/
Dearg672/
Darkx672/
Dearc671/
Dergh671/
Deirg671/
Deirs671/
Derrs671/
Deerk671/
Dgerg671/
D'Rex671/
Derrg671/
Diercckx671/
Derkt671/
Dergg671/
D'herenx671/
Hders671/
Dersz671/
Deirk670/
Deirc670/
Derkz670/

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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 Derx
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