Diederiks Surname

267,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,457 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Diederiks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Diederiks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,1841:45,7585,843
Netherlands2151:78,54513,251
United States321:11,326,842445,236
England101:5,571,806158,774
Norway61:857,04855,549
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Diederiks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Diederiks is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Diederiks click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Diederiks? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 267,955th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 5,001,747 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Diederiks reside; 82 percent reside in Southern Africa and 82 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 1,184 people, or 1 in 45,758. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 37 percent reside, Western Cape, where 23 percent reside and North West, where 16 percent reside. Other than South Africa Diederiks is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Diederiks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Diederiks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Diederiks surname grew 3,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Diederiks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Diederiks last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Diederiks earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 22.68% less than the national average, earning 267,584 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 57.48% more than the national average, earning R 374,232 per year and in United States they earn 7.76% less than the national average, earning $39,802 USD per year.

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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 Diederiks
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