Dieks Surname

781,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 362 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Dieks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dieks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1761:95,95015,676
Germany1731:465,34940,819
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Dieks (19) may also be a first name.

Dieks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dieks (Russian: Диекс) occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dieks? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 781,947th most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 20,131,342 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Dieks live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe. Dieks is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 19 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 176 people, or 1 in 95,950. In The Netherlands Dieks is mostly found in: Gelderland, where 39 percent live, North Brabant, where 13 percent live and Flevoland, where 12 percent live. Besides The Netherlands it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 48 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Dieks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dieks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dieks last name declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dieks Last Name Statistics demography

Dieks earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 12.97% less than the national average, earning $43,240 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diecks91268/
Doieks910/
Dieaks910/
Diesks910/
Diks892,477/
Deks8920/
Dieckss831/
Deijeks831/
Dicks8015,465/
Deeks802,464/
Dijks80778/
Decks8040/
Dekse8018/
Dikse8015/
Deaks8013/
Diksh805/
Deksh804/
Dueks804/
Doeks803/
Daiks802/
Deyks801/
Diecs801/
Ditks801/
Deuks801/
Desks801/
Dekst801/
Dioks801/
Diegs801/
Diiks800/
Deiks800/
Diexs800/
Dijcks73343/
Deakes73205/
Dikshe73110/
Deykes7369/
Diyoks7362/
Deekes7358/
Dejoks7343/
Doecks736/
Discks732/
Dheyks732/
Duikes732/
Deksse731/
Deycks731/
Duecks731/
Deicks731/
Deikes731/
Dickst731/
Diskst731/
Dikshd731/
Deacks730/
Daicks730/
Duks67422/
Dyks67376/
Diex67162/
Deiques67120/
Dixe6786/
Digs6733/
Deackes6730/
Dixs6712/
Diqs674/
Deeksht672/
Deksova672/
Degs672/
Dehicks671/
Daikhes671/
Dexs671/
Diiksht671/
Decksse671/
Dekz671/
Dikx671/

Dieks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dieks in the Russian language
Диексdieks-

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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 Dieks
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